Hmmm. Awaiting epic events, you have poetry in your soul. Until those events unfurl their narrative, you will continue with your inverse regard. Hughes was, I think, an epic poet born out of sync with his soul. In his time there was no epic moment. Instead he had Plath who was probably a psychopath. As per knights of old and dragons, but inversely, she consumed him in her own inner grandiosity.
As for you, it is good that there is one sibylline woman awaiting the moment when inhuman epic chanting grinds its armies. You might yet feature in such verses.
Speaking of keys, I found this book to be one. It is full of insights and gave me a new view of Shakespeare (and of Ted Hughes). Easily available and hardly known, I wonder if this book has been suppressed, either because it contradicts the feminist image of Hughes or because it unlocks the power latent in Shakespeare’s work:
’Shakespeare and the Goddess of Complete Being’ by Ted Hughes.
First published in 1992.
Compulsive reading.
nb. On a tangent from my comment and possibly of no interest at all, if you are interested in Hughes and/or Plath, Connie Palmen’s ‘Your Story, My Story: A Novel’ (originally ‘Du sagst es’, translated into English by Eileen J. Stevens and Anna Asbury) is a powerful bringing to life of a story usually buried beneath layers of propaganda. It is a joy to read. Palmen treats all involved as tragically human. She adds no extra drama.
Thank you for the suggestion. Although, as implied in the article, I do not hold Shakespeare in high regard, I am nonetheless interested in Ted Hughes analysis--especially because I sense Hughes himself was sincere in his own worldview (like Robert Graves).
Jokingly, I used to say about Sylvia Plath "you look good, but your poems suck"--although I feel a strong connection to her life personally. While my relationship with poetry is ambivalent, I am growing fond of T.S. Eliot. I may simply be that I don't know where to start with Plath's work--I lack a key to access it.
I sense these books will prove helpful in upcoming research on my part.
After you find the Plath key her work will seem watery. That is a probability, in my opinion.
Hmmm. Awaiting epic events, you have poetry in your soul. Until those events unfurl their narrative, you will continue with your inverse regard. Hughes was, I think, an epic poet born out of sync with his soul. In his time there was no epic moment. Instead he had Plath who was probably a psychopath. As per knights of old and dragons, but inversely, she consumed him in her own inner grandiosity.
As for you, it is good that there is one sibylline woman awaiting the moment when inhuman epic chanting grinds its armies. You might yet feature in such verses.
Speaking of keys, I found this book to be one. It is full of insights and gave me a new view of Shakespeare (and of Ted Hughes). Easily available and hardly known, I wonder if this book has been suppressed, either because it contradicts the feminist image of Hughes or because it unlocks the power latent in Shakespeare’s work:
’Shakespeare and the Goddess of Complete Being’ by Ted Hughes.
First published in 1992.
Compulsive reading.
nb. On a tangent from my comment and possibly of no interest at all, if you are interested in Hughes and/or Plath, Connie Palmen’s ‘Your Story, My Story: A Novel’ (originally ‘Du sagst es’, translated into English by Eileen J. Stevens and Anna Asbury) is a powerful bringing to life of a story usually buried beneath layers of propaganda. It is a joy to read. Palmen treats all involved as tragically human. She adds no extra drama.
Thank you for the suggestion. Although, as implied in the article, I do not hold Shakespeare in high regard, I am nonetheless interested in Ted Hughes analysis--especially because I sense Hughes himself was sincere in his own worldview (like Robert Graves).
Jokingly, I used to say about Sylvia Plath "you look good, but your poems suck"--although I feel a strong connection to her life personally. While my relationship with poetry is ambivalent, I am growing fond of T.S. Eliot. I may simply be that I don't know where to start with Plath's work--I lack a key to access it.
I sense these books will prove helpful in upcoming research on my part.
Source for artistic depiction of Hecate:
https://legendaryladieshub.com/goddess-hecate/