In his 1923 essay Spring and All William Carlos Williams wrote(W)e are beginning to discover the truth that in great works of the imagination A CREATIVE FORCE IS SHOWN AT WORK MAKING OBJECTS WHICH ALONE COMPLETE SCIENCE AND ALLOW INTELLIGENCE TO SURVIVE
Many students of Henry Corbin will find much of real interest in this work by Williams, available from New Directions in Imaginations. I was reminded of this piece today by the excellent new post by Ron Silliman that I recommend to everyone. (Silliman's blog is a wonderful resource for anyone with an interest in poetry, contemporary & otherwise).
Williams as Sufi. I am intrigued! Will look afresh.
ReplyDeleteWas wondering if, in regard to modern poetry, you were familiar with the anthology of 20th century Turkish poetry, edited by Murat Nemet-Nejat, called Eda. His interest is in what he calls a godless Sufism, which he locates in modern Turkish poetry.
Also, do you have any suggestions about modern Iranian poetry, places where poets might be working in ways or terms that are consonant with Corbin's work?
The anthology looks interesting - & no I can't help with Iranian poetry but someone else perhaps can.
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