My Voice

A WORD is dead
When it is said,
Some say.
I say it just
Begins to live
That day.

That’s what Emily Dickinson says. Kritya thinks about life which transforms the words into poetry; I feel that a number of dead words get life when they translate themselves into poetry. Poetry and words have a very unique relationship. Words became powerful in poetry, but poetry is not just words. There is something which gives life to poetry, something more than words. Then from where do these words get power? Vedant says that the word itself is a Supreme Power. Shabdah Brahmah– the shabd is Brahma, and this means creative power. Indian philosophy, especially Vedic philosophy, equates the ‘kavi’ (Poet) to Brahma. Thus ‘kavi’ could be the creator of this universe.

But I feel that creator is who create a new element, but are poets recreating new thing, the poet is getting inspiration from nature, society goodness and from evil. A poet cannot cut himself away from the world and society. So, he recreates his own idea in such a way that it is favourable to society, nature and other creatures. His ideas can be fresh, but it is difficult to avoid repetition. Mostly poet says same thing, which is already told, still poetry has some power, which could give some direction to humanity.

Kritya is presenting world poetry from 2005 onwards. We wish to read what is thinking  of poets in other languages and in other parts of the world to make this world beautiful.

We are here again with new issue of kritya and hope poetry in this issue is worthwhile.

with best wishes

 

Rati  Saxena