Publikacija SEP 2011 - Vilenica

of speech joined by rhythm and qualitative tonal sequences in different
interpretation modes – according to poetry theoreticians like Wilhelm
Dilthey. Art’s essence and function cannot be known through the idealistic
aesthetics of the highest ideal of what we are capable of understanding
today. Art is everywhere where something – through tones or
solid materials – is represented, which is not intended for understanding
reality and is not conceived as a translation into reality, but per se satisfies
the interest of the spectator. From the earliest drawings on cave walls to
the varied art of the age we live in we can trace the all-encompassing
empire of representations, which are being perfected and transformed,
and are as such fulfilling. A poet is an artist painting and reproducing
life in sequences of words. But poetry is not distinguished from other
kinds of art by speech and words, but by its uniquely concise content.
A poet’s art is based exclusively on his or her experiential energy. Unlike
static records, for instance certain descriptions of events in newspapers
or dull reports by provincial chroniclers, poetry can use this material to
weave the fibre of a poem, but without the poet’s energy this will not
be poetry. Just as our body breathes, our soul longs for fulfilment and
extension of its existence in the vibration of social life. Social life is the
most important factor for the preservation and development of any art,
while poetry and its social role can be very dependent on the freedom
of publicly uttered words. When I talk about freedom, I don’t mean
the poetic freedom which leads to the very conception of a poem, but
the life of a poem after it is born from under the “pen”, and its survival
among readers regardless of whether it is printed in a book or publicly
read or performed on the stage.
Observations, experiential addition and creation of poetry in certain
existential and social circumstances in which poets like Joseph Brodsky
were creating poetry tell much more of the role of live reading and
poetic interpretation of poetry. Every observation the poet makes is affected
by his or her mood, which imbues the observation with strong
life energy. A poet’s creative imagination is manifested as a phenomenon
transcending everyday human life. A poet is distinguished by the intensity
and accuracy of his or her perception of images, by their variety
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