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Fyodor Dostoevsky | Novelist & Philosopher ✍️

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I invite you to watch my first video (of what I hope will be many); as promised: an Introduction to the Troubadours. Basic overview, a short reading of a sample, introductory in order for you to proceed with your own research; ENJOY!

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"Homer talks about this."

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Video number THREE arrives for Sunday enjoyment: brief introduction to Ezra Pound's Cantos, reading of the opening poem of the book, then lengthy discussion, line by line look -- perfect for those unfamiliar with the work... ENJOY!

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Video number two arrives with late-night power: The Life and Songs of Guilhem IX. I talk biography, read four poems and provide analysis + commentary on content and form -- remarks from Ezra Pound, some thoughts on Guilhem's legacy; ENJOY!

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The "tortured, miserable etc poet" in a great majority of cases produces art that reeks of weakness, self-pity, melodrama and so on -- instantly perceivable and dismissed by the healthy, vital, or striving for vitality. Dostoevsky is the novelist's example of this.

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Pushkin writes: poetry re-awakened with the troubadours under French meridian sky, at a time when monks scribbled over Virgil/Lucretius fragments, writing their chronicles. The ear felt joy again, the ear listened to songs on love and war, celebrated brand new rhyme and sound.

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Baudelaire is a poet for those who wander through the night in great ecstasy at night's spirit; good alcohol and rare sensation stumbling home with wide grin, an enlightenment of sorts... Baudelaire for creatures of night; I am sure you understand.

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The Master has departed, and now watches aspiring disciples attempt to carry the heavy flame; 703 years -- onorate l'altissimo poeta.

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Today, I summon thunder and sounds of great tidal waves crashing for the memory of My Most Revered Friedrich Nietzsche... loudest drumming, dance and cheer in glorious celebration of life!

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This is from a fantastic interview of esteemed, perceptive, brave author; the attentive Edmund viewer will have noticed reference to below moment in recent Pound episode:

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My friend has sent very interesting link to rendition of Chançun de Willame -- among first known French "songs of heroic deeds" (~ c. XII) alongside Song of Roland & Gormond et Isembart (will we ever know which predates which?). I provide full 12min link:

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"I won."

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@palecarnagemist Like a hebrew prophet roaming around and condemning kings and kingdoms as the vileness of the earth, you do so but for bad taste. I like

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Greek, French, Latin, German; in this order.

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You need to know some Latin.

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To my point, again: the amount of individuals "relating" to this or praising it is indicative of poor health. No blame for Kafka himself -- diary entry not meant to ever be read or seen by public -- but to turn this into one of his "top quotes" has no healthy justification.

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- Franz Kafka, The Diaries of Franz Kafka

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From Stefan George's "The Star of the Covenant" -- verses of tremendous power; worlds are shifted at the behest of the few inspired.

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This is an incredibly stupid image, made by an individual who is perhaps too young yet or simply lacking sensibility to know the experience of a smell, sound or taste causing a relentless surge of nostalgic pain -- permanently washing future life with a certain "sweet misery."

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Write poetry, despair over a poorly written poem, write poetry, celebrate a well written poem, write poetry, retire, write poetry, die either remembered as a God or entirely forgotten.

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I make pilgrimage today to the Mediterranean in honor of the Master, so I can bask and feed on warmest air, piercing sun. Recent European cold eats at my bones.

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The Master has departed, and now watches aspiring disciples attempt to carry the heavy flame; 703 years -- onorate l'altissimo poeta.

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The City, by Konstantinos Kavafis; I read for you in Greek:

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Ezra Pound Canto I script is coming along very well -- I omit biography since we do not want a seething and kvetching audience in re: his politics, and focus simply on introducing the Cantos as a whole, then discussion of poem, interesting moments highlighted and elaborated on!

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Ezra Pound was a vessel for return of Bertran de Born's spirit; using words of beauty to agitate, to announce war, "involved in revolts" of political-literary nature -- last years of his life spent in monk-like silence. Perhaps our generation will see such a poet again...

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The poet, the artist, has duty to fight against urges of succumbing to things of current "importance" -- Stefan George embodies the man who sheds the temporary, thus untimely first, then timeless (the greatest compliment); Nietzsche:

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"PhD" and "poet" is unable to discern that the poets he mentions had a great respect & trained internal sense for melody even in their earliest works, aimed to elevate and freeze a certain sentiment, while the garbage he praises aims only to confuse; sans melody, sans reverence.

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Can’t help but think that people like this, if they’d been living a hundred years ago, would’ve despised early TS Eliot and Harmonium-era Wallace Stevens.

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Laughably atrocious, uninteresting, obviously trying to to create "weirdest" metaphor by being nonsensical, in hopes of being mistaken for profoundness. A majority of what is wrong with 21st century "poetry" is on display here.

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The wonderful Zachary Schomburg.

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The Master turns away from Nagging Crowd...

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I wrote "poetry" as teenager (terrible) and abandoned as life became overly crowded & busy; I have been writing consistently for ~4 months now and see great progress. This is a blissful feeling. Every day I discover anew and practice further. My life has great meaning now.

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I am Russian born and raised, much more familiar with Dostoevsky, his personal letters, the entire character of his private being in the NATIVE tongue than any of you readers of "the major three" in poor translation.

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I urge you to read in the original, if you can; Kavafis is often taught in Greek schools, but incompetent teachers only manage to foster discontent or annoyance within their students -- many go on to rediscover him in a positive light in adulthood.

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Cavafy

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Four days, five great friends, Eastern Europe. Misery when returning home to old routines. I wish to drink with friends forever; read poetry while they sleep.

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Byronic heroine

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Testing something, the best pre-Socratic philosopher among these is:

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To have dabbled in the lowest states of health only to ascend back: a widening of one's perceived existence. Persistent foul moods -- a condition not normal to the human organism -- is not to be glorified, for it results in foul thoughts, hence foul writing.

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Please send words of strength, I am under attack by profound laziness...... my sights are set on 100k (it's a long way to the top), but some form of demons or other beings wish to prevent great success.

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I have ETERNAL LOVE for The William Butler Yeats.

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This is a diary entry; such uninteresting passages have no place in poetry. "I made myself breakfast / lied in bed after / etc etc etc" -- embarrassing.

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Raymond Carver 🌧

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How can you call yourself a poetry organization when you willingly promote "poetry" to juvenile criminals? Poetry belongs to the noble and elite; not delinquent peasantry class.

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Yeats:

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Correggio. Leda and the Swan. 1531.

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Consciousness as the least developed, least sturdy function of man's body, therefore the most susceptible to damage, to swings, to extremes, to wearing out. As the last one to have arrived: an afterthought of the body's multitude functions. Frail, requires healthy foundation.

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Taking this to its conclusion would imply that one's best writing would arrive as a result of overcoming weakness -- what is most likely a bad diet; additionally helpful: a radical change in perception of life, one's personal habits and so on. Essentially: "read Nietzsche."

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Taxi ride. Sixty-something year old Giorgos introduces himself as a student of the Ancient Greeks, then explains how Socrates made a grave mistake by "doing the gay sex" with Alcibiades. What followed: his praise of Isocrates. I tipped him the cost of the ride.

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Another perfectly-composed poem arrives while falling asleep, half a dream, to be forgotten as I wake up. What does this mean and what can I do about this?

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As I've stated previously: I foresee a return to form in poetry. The "aspiring" poet today begins from free verse, understands the importance of form and studies it profusely -- perhaps he will be able to bend rules and perfect musicality in his maturity. A new Yeats is among us.

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I begin script for Ezra Pound Canto I this week; no biography, we introduce Cantos, listen to Pound's own reading of poem, then look + explain details where necessary, talk Odyssey and Greks a little bit -- I guide you through the Cantos as Plotinus guided Pound through his Hell.

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Friends, if I post this excerpt for what seems to be the millionth time on this website, will I also gather 2k likes and >100k views? Please respond.

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If you haven't read Crime and Punishment...

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I find most comfort in the Middle Ages; to be a bard of that time, to participate in the troubadour tradition, with sword in one hand and feather in the other... a dream, a corner of my mind I dwell in frequently -- perhaps too frequently...

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Nietzsche on how the Middle Ages was the time of the greatest passions in Europe

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For next video I have made urgent, rapid decision to switch topic -- I apologize for those awaiting further troubadour discussion but I have more pressing idea currently burning interesting hole in my mind... I promise you will enjoy nonetheless!

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For next video we return to beloved troubadour tradition, as mentioned earlier in Guilhem IX video: Cercamon and Marcabru! I will begin writing script in a couple days; Canto II following this, or perhaps a variety episode -- I haven't decided yet.

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It is incomprehensible how a "poet" can write anything at all w/out looking back on it later & finding numerous mistakes, hating what he wrote, wanting to IMPROVE. Yeats rewrote all his poems constantly. Today they vomit lines on paper and never touch again -- all with "pride."

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First map of greatness belongs to the Ancient Greeks; map below belongs to the troubadours -- lyric greatness, short burst of invention, small territory of everlasting consequence for the musical ear and heart.

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If current rules of "poetry" are: to write on the self, with self-pity and despair, in a most vulgar and outright fashion, glorifying low emotional state -- then to break the rules: write on high subjects, forgetting the self, presenting the "correct" feeling/impulse.

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This is turning out to be longest video yet; I greatly enjoy talking Pound, Greks -- I hope you will enjoy watching. It arrives "soon."

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Those following my efforts from the beginning will have noticed by now that I have steered away from free verse; natural effect of dedicated study. My path to perfection is long, my scribbles imperfect, for now, but I believe... will I stand among the greats? I hope -- and work.

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A man whose entire life of letters can be summarized to "Please give me money, I am suffering, sick again, need money again, forgive me God I need money and help again, life is suffering and pain" doesn't pity himself?

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The two greatest poets: Arnaut Daniel and Dante. I could add Yeats and Mandelstam to this list, but the former worries too much (at times) and the latter lingers on the immediate too much (at times). Homer is no mere poet, but a bard of the gods -- he stands alone to this day.

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I seem to average a small notebook filled every 20 days or so. Many couplets, small stanzas, disjointed. Rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. An entire page dedicated to finding the perfect adjective, only to realize that the very first one was the most appropriate. A wordy Treasury.

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Good progress on script for Pound's first Canto; this is shaping to be longest video yet -- I hope it will please friendly audience as much as process of working is currently pleasing me... I thank for patience!

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This is very bold and acutely perceptive statement from Ezra Pound; Spirit of Romance.

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Some may know that the great Gaius Julius Caesar enjoyed writing verse occasionally, of which unfortunately none survived -- although Tacitus says that both him and Brutus are lucky to have had their poetry not known...

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Should I expose my love and praise for Gaius Julius Caesar, explain interesting anecdotes on his battles, show his ascent, his genius, the beauty of his soul?

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By focusing my pre-sleep thoughts, I was able to briefly catch a glimpse of a respected figure amid my hypnagogic state. He walked up to me, turned to my right, and disappeared. With enough persistence I may be able to converse with the dead.

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I enjoy Wagner Götterdämmerung when reading Golding's rendition of Ovid's Metamorphoses; book of good violence and music appropriate for such themes.

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Very pleasant number, I am happy to see this

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Final stanza Tennyson's "Morte d'Arthur" -- very beautiful, you must read in full:

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I love Russian poetry. I stray quite far from it very often, but always return. Being my native tongue, every word and sound has profound, heartfelt, moving meaning, unmatched in any other tongue I speak. It can move to tears.

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Keeping a small notebook in my back pocket paired with hours of walking every day has been most conductive to improvement as a writer; to the extent that some verse now brings pleasure and great pride -- I re-read my own work as if it was written by a good friend.

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My taste for poetry is far above my abilities; this is often source of unpleasantness, but has gotten better with regiment of daily writing (even if just a single line some days). Practice & actually doing that which you wish to do (not simply thinking on it) is only way forward.

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I greatly appreciate positive reception of troubadour video; today I stroll about in garden (Caesar statue must be communed with) and read François Villon -- script work for next videos underway and to be continued shortly.

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Joachim du Bellay; a sonnet for Rome on this significant day, as translated by Ezra Pound.

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Vincent this is good poem for your aching heart (Petrarch, translated by Chaucer)

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If you write poetry: you must at all times carefully consider perhaps painful truth of "does the format serve my aims?" I recall Pound in ABC of Reading mention too: a lot of bad poetry would make for good prose; to be a "poet" is not title to strive for, but earn as consequence.

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Stumbled in depths of night with friends; I recite for them beloved poem "Le faune" -- quiet interlude.

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