Short Poems Research Articles

Stylistic and thematic analysis of Vihang Naik’s poetry

Vihang Naik’s poems from his collection ‘Poetry Manifesto’ have been made to exhibit how the artistic device of the poetic language of his varied range of verses attributes to the autonomous nature of his poetic language. His short and simple poems, ranging from ‘recognizable’ to ‘elusive phenomenon’, are easy to relate but connote the meaning beyond that of structure and line of thought and leaving much for reader’s imagination and contemplation. The structure, vocabulary and tone of his poems are its remarkable features. Naik’s poetic style is certainly characterized by economy of words and structure. Economy of poetic vocabulary is accompanied with economy of images. Spontaneity is another impressive feature of Naik’s poetry. It is never labored. Another quality which distinguishes him from many other Indian poets that he does not succumb to the temptation of philosophizing or show casing the Indian culture, which remains a temptation before some poets. He exercises a balance between involvement in and detachment from his subject.

Блоковский контекст рассказа М. М. Зощенко «Дрова»

The article analyzes the function of the epigraph to the story The Firewood, that goes back to one of Blok’s short comic poems. As a part of the story’s semantic structure, the epigraph makes it possible to actualize implicit autobiographical and historical-literary narratives. The mysterious Christmas code offers the key for an interpretation of the work in the context of the moral and ethical evolution of Zoshchenko’s character, which rhymes with that of the writer himself. The article demonstrates the prescience of Blok’s ideas for the existence of an artist in the Soviet sociocultural context throughout the 20th century.

Short versus standard peroral endoscopic myotomy for esophageal achalasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

BackgroundPeroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is increasingly used to treat esophageal achalasia, but is associated with a high rate of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The aim of our meta-analysis was to compare short and standard POEM in terms of clinical success and postoperative GERD.MethodsWe conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies that compared POEM using short myotomy with standard myotomy. The primary outcome was clinical success. Secondary outcomes were postoperative GERD, perioperative complications, operation time, and length of hospital stay. A random-effects model was used to calculate the risk ratios (RR), mean differences (MD), and confidence intervals (CI). A P-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.ResultsWe included 5 studies involving 474 esophageal achalasia patients. Short and standard myotomies were similar in terms of clinical success (RR 1.02, 95%CI 0.97-1.09), perioperative complications (RR 0.68, 95%CI 0.26-1.75), and length of hospital stay (MD 0.25 days, 95%CI -0.14-0.63). Operation time was shorter for short myotomy (MD -15.01 mins, 95%CI -20.34 - -9.67). Although reflux symptoms were similar (RR 0.94, 95%CI 0.51-1.74), short myotomy had a lower risk of reflux esophagitis on endoscopy (RR 0.61, 95%CI 0.39-0.98), and pathologic acid exposure on pH monitoring (RR 0.58, 95%CI 0.36-0.94).ConclusionsPOEM using a shorter myotomy is comparable with standard myotomy in terms of efficacy and safety in the short-term setting. A short myotomy requires a shorter operation time and might reduce the occurrence of postoperative GERD.

«Братья Райт» Михаила Зенкевича: переписка с Орвиллом Райтом и другими корреспондентами (1932–1933 гг.): новые архивные разыскания

As a result of the latest findings in the archives of Russia and the United States, the correspondence between Mikhail Zenkevich and Orville Wright is published for the first time (the originals in English are supplemented with the Russian translations). This correspondence was conducted between 1932–1933, which correlates to the time period Zenkevich was working on the first biography of the pioneer aviators in Russian, Brat’ia Rait (The Wright Brothers, 1933). Also included are excerpts from the letters of foreign literati and colleagues, such as Michael Gold, Harold Heslop, Maurice Becker, Helen Black, as well as domestic correspondents, K. K. Kuraev among them. The article deliberates upon the direct influence of the materials provided by O. Wright on the book. A review of the holdings on the theme of aviation in Zenkevich’s fund (IRLI Pushkinskii Dom) is provided. The examination of the little- known biographical details, as well as the parts of the poet’s epistolary legacy and his prosaic works, adds to the analysis. Taken together, this all has allowed for substantiation of certain presumptions about other possible sources of the book. The article interprets some literary features of Brat’ia Rait by tracing the development of the theme of aviation in the earlier poems by this former Acmeist, and by drawing parallels with some of his later short and long poems, such as “Al’timetr. Tragorel’ef” (Altimeter. Tragic Relief) and “Torzhestvo aviatsii” (The Triumph of Aviation), and a short novel “Na strezhen’” (On the River Bend) and fictional memoirs Muzhitskii Sfinks (The Peasant Sphinx). Finally, some intertextual parallels between “The Triumph of Aviation” and Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven,” translated by Zenkevich, are revealed. The conclusion is made that the materials received from O. Wright have subsequently influenced the long poem “The Triumph of Aviation” and other works by Zenkevich. The publication is equipped with detailed notes, commentaries and illustrations.

РЕПРЕЗЕНТАЦИЯ ГЛАВ ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВА ИРЛАНДИИ 1701–1714 ГОДОВ В АНГЛО-ИРЛАНДСКИХ ПОЭТИЧЕСКИХ ПРОИЗВЕДЕНИЯХ

In the late 17th and early 18th century, Ireland experienced a constitutional struggle in parliament, as well as the gradual development of a party system along the English partisan lines. Reflection of those events in the public sphere (primarily in the works of Molyneux and Swift) remains a popular research topic for Irish historians. This article attempts to look at the development of the Irish political system by examining poetic works in support of the chief governors of Ireland: lord lieutenants and lord justices of 1701–1714. Irish poems dedicated to governors were usually similar to English odes, which in turn were influenced by Abraham Cowley’s Pindarics. Irish odes to lord lieutenants of 1701–1711 had significant genre similarities, and most of them were also similar in general means of representing the chief governor. It was of utmost importance for the authors to show the brilliant ancestry of the ode’s hero; perhaps even more important for them was to show the similarity between the viceroy and the monarch, since the former was supposed to represent the latter. There were, however, significant differences between the odes, which were attributed to the shifting context of Irish politics. The odes of 1707 and 1711 are much more embedded in politics than the odes of 1701 and 1703: since at least 1707, the authors were more likely to include lord lieutenants in the context of Irish and British partisanship, while simultaneously emphasizing the loyalty of recipients to Queen Anne in her struggle against parties. The zenith of partisanship in Ireland coincides with the appearance of short poems with some features of an ode in 1710, which closely associate the figure of the lord lieutenant or lord justice with the Whigs or Tories.

“Behold, I have written it on parchment…” Two Early Amharic Poems from Ms. Ef. 10 (Koriander 2), St. Petersburg

The article deals with two short poems in Amharic from Ms. Ef. 10 kept in the Library of the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. Amharic, a Semitic language of Ethiopia, came to function as the second written language of Ethiopian Empire in the course of the 19th century. Samples of Amharic texts prior to this period are scanty and worthy of special study. The poems in question can be dated to the period end of the 17th – beginning of the 18th century. The article provides the texts of the poems with translation and linguistic and philological commentary, accompanied by a short description of Ms. Ef. 10.

Between the treatise and epiphany, that is, about Leszek Szaruga for the eighth time

The article, written on the occasion of the jubilee of an outstanding polish poet, prose writer, essayist, literary critic and literary scholar, possessing enormous achievements in each of these fields, is an attempt to determine his creative personality. The author wrote about him 8 times reserving individual books and now tries to merge his recognition into the overall portrait of the writer. He states that Szaruga is a linguistic poet and at the same time well-versed in literary tradition, as evidenced by numerous intertextual references, among others to the works of Borges in short stories and Lec in aphoristics. He perfectly accomplishes both classical forms: poetic treatise, lyrical miniature, sonnet as well as experimental: linguistic poems and concrete poetry. Finally, an experimental interpretation of one short poem is presented.

The Translation of Samuel Beckett’s 'mirlitonnades' by Three Spanish Authors

The mirlitonnades are short poems written by Samuel Beckett between 1976 and 1978. These minimalistic pieces reflect the poetic idiosyncrasies in his literary career and also in his personal life. Although Spanish literary culture has not been significantly affected by the work of Samuel Beckett —with some notable exceptions— it is surprising that the mirlitonnades have been translated five times into Spanish. In this study, I will focus on three of those versions —Loreto Casado (1998), Jenaro Talens (2000) and José Luis Reina Palazón (2014)— with the objective of identifying common sources of interest for these translators in Beckett's poems. Attention will also be paid to the main points of convergence among the different versions, as well as their dissimilarities. In addition, the predominant methods that they adopted in translating the mirlitonnades will be examined. The study of their lexical choices will ultimately reveal different approaches to Beckett’s work, as well as the various images of Beckett as a poet that Spanish readers might have acquired through each of these versions.

The language and non-language benefits of literature in foreign language education: An exploratory study of learners’ views

Set against the backcloth of increasing recognition and attention to literature in foreign language education (FLE) globally, this article reports part of a large-scale study of 1,190 secondary-level learners’ views of the benefits of literature, as instantiated by short stories (ShS) and poems and songs (PS) in their English-as-a-foreign-language learning. An inventory of 27 items (13 language-related and 14 non-language-related) was compiled with reference to previous studies and curricular documents. The analyses compared the two modules through independent t-tests, as well as including an exploratory factor analysis to examine latent factors. Findings reveal a three factor structure and a slightly positive view of the benefits of literature. ShS were perceived to be generally more beneficial than PS, especially in the domains of generic skills and work/studies. There were benefits common to ShS and PS, which by extension, may be universal to literary texts at large. This study makes a theoretical contribution by unveiling the potential value of literature in FLE and the three underlying factors of its perceived benefits. Practically, the inventory can be used by foreign language (FL) teachers to measure students’ perceptions to inform their use of literature in FLE.

Žanrovska struktura hrvatske dječje književnosti u desetljeću nakon drugoga svjetskog rata

Hrvatska dječja književnost u jugoslavenskom okviru u desetljeću neposredno nakon 1945. slabo je istražena tako da joj se čak implicite pripisuju žanrovska određenja (naime, to je dio Lovrakova doba koje, prema Milanu Crnkoviću, traje od 1933. do 1956.) poput dominacije proznih vrsta što nikako ne odgovara stvarnome stanju. Jedinstvena povijesna situacija u kojoj se radikalno odbacuje književna tradicija, a s druge strane grozničavo traga za novom dječjom književnošću, koja još vruća mora poslužiti nastanku novog djeteta, djeteta u kojeg je položeno sjeme budućeg novog socijalističkog čovjeka, morala je tražiti svoj izraz u pjesmi, vihoru, poletu. Tek će uvid u žanrovsku strukturu, u kojoj dominira poezija (a prije svega poema kao narativna vrsta i kratke himničke pjesme) te istraživanje uzroka takvog stanja, u književnosti rasvijetliti duboku vezu strukture dječje književnosti te društvenoga i povijesnoga konteksta. Pokazat će se da će vrlo brzo revolucionarni zanos skliznuti u zanatstvo i honorarnu zaradu što će poprimiti takve razmjere da će tu pojavu trebati i zakonski regulirati.

Hilary Koprowski (5.12.1916-11.04.2013) polski lekarz, pionier wirusologii i immunologii, pianista klasyczny, wizjoner, erudyta

Hilary Koprowski (1916-2013) Wybitny naukowiec, pionier wirusologii i immunologii, twórca pierwszej w świecie doustnej szczepionki przeciw wirusowi poliomyelitis (?polio?) wywołującemu chorobę Heinego-Medina, a także ulepszonej szczepionki przeciw wściekliźnie i różyczce, inicjator badań nad przeciwciałami monoklonalnymi w diagnostyce nowotworów i immunoterapii. Opublikował ponad 900 prac naukowych. Dyrektor Instytutu Wistara (1957-1991) oraz profesor Instytutu Biotechnologii i Zaawansowanej Medycyny Molekularnej, dyrektor Centrum Neurowirusologii i Laboratoriów Fundacji Biotechnologii w Thomas Jefferson University (1992-2013) w Filadelfii. Erudyta i humanista, gigant intelektu, poliglota, wielki miłośnik muzyki, sztuki i poezji. Autor opowiadań, wierszy, sztuk teatralnych, utworów muzycznych. Doktor honoris causa kilku światowej sławy uniwersytetów. Wieloletni członek Amerykańskiej Narodowej Akademii Nauk i Polskiej Akademii Nauk. Uhonorowany licznymi godnościami akademickimi oraz odznaczeniami narodowymi wielu państw (USA, Polska, Francja, Belgia, Finlandia). W 2012 r. dzieci polskie mianowały prof. H. Koprowskiego Kawalerem Orderu Uśmiechu. W roku stulecia odzyskania niepodległości przez Polskę, 11. listopada 2018, pośmiertnie uhonorowany Orderem Orła Białego dla niezwykłych Polaków. Patron m. in. Gdańskiego Parku Naukowo-Technologicznego.

A Series of Sonnets: Revisions in “To My Mother”

A Series of Sonnets: Revisions in “To My Mother”

Pendulum physics poetry: Thus, dances the horizon!

I write short stories and poems in my mother tongue Tamil and I admire the works of Carlo Rovelli and Fritjof Capra, so I decided to write a poem about physics involving the concepts of simple harmonic motion, simple pendulum forces (shown in Fig. 1) and energy.

Parallelism in William Wordsworth's Selected Short Poems

يتمكن الناس بعض الاحيان من تذكر بعض المقاطع من القصائد القصيرة او الاغاني التي درسوها او استمعوا اليها منذ وقت طويل, في طفولتهم مثلا. والسبب يعود الى تركيب هذه المقاطع والتي تتسم بكونها متوازية. استخدام التراكيب المتوازية يعرف لغويا بالتوازي. ويعني ببساطة استخدام جمل او عناصر الجمل في تراكيب متشابهة. والسبب من وراء ذلك هو لإنشاء ترابط بين الجمل ضمن النص او لجعلها سهلة الحفظ. وتستخدم ايضا لتجنب التكرار. يركز البحث الحالي على دراسة التوازي في بعض القصائد القصيرة للشاعر ويليام وردسورث. يقدم البحث اولا دراسة نظرية عن التوازي في اللغة الانكليزية ومن ثم يعمد الى دراسة انواع التوازي المستخدمة في القصائد التي تم اختيارها.

Lapalissíada e vigarices

Duas breves prosas poéticas assinadas por Manuel Bandeira embasam a intervenção proposta: “Noturno da Rua da Lapa”, de Libertinagem (1930), e “O Desmemoriado de Vigário Geral”, de Estrela da Manhã (1936). Pensando com elas e a partir delas, mão dadas ao poeta almejo abordar a tensão polar entre um além e um aquém de sentidos. Ou, ainda, entre gestos poéticos e críticos de remissão e omissão.

Murphy, Peter. The Long Public Life of a Short Poem: Reading and Remembering Thomas Wyatt

Murphy, Peter. The Long Public Life of a Short Poem: Reading and Remembering Thomas Wyatt

The Long Public Life of a Short Private Poem: Reading and Remembering Thomas Wyatt

The Long Public Life of a Short Private Poem: Reading and Remembering Thomas Wyatt

A Checklist of Short and Fragmentary Unrhymed English Alliterative Poems, 1300–1600

A Checklist of Short and Fragmentary Unrhymed English Alliterative Poems, 1300–1600

Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine.

Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine.

The Question of Tradition between Eliot and Adūnīs

Abstract Arguing that the poetic quest is an instance of the modernist movement at crossroads, this article compares poetic quests as represented in the works of T. S. Eliot and ʿAlī Aḥmad Saʿīd, pen-named Adūnīs (Adonis). The article (re-)examines Eliot’s most famous poem The Waste Land and some of Adūnīs’s short poems alongside their respective prose works on literary criticism. I demonstrate how Eliot’s and Adūnīs’s poetic quests are an instance not only of the modernist movement at crossroads, but also of liminality where the modernist poet presents fluctuating images of himself: the poet as a knight that can change the world and, at the same time, as the little man who is blown in the wind. Hence Eliot’s and Adūnīs’s poetic texts are full of paradoxes and are peopled by those that bear within themselves opposites and are capable of everything and nothing. The modernist poet is Eliot’s Tiresias and Adunis’s al-Buhlūl. I illustrate how this instance of liminality is represented in their treatment of the theme of tradition.