Abstract
Robert Creeley'nin şiir seçkisi Echoes (1994), modern şiir bağlamında bellek ve zamanın karmaşık dinamiklerini irdeleyen yine yankılar ismini taşıyan bir dizi şiir içermektedir. Seçki boyunca yankılar kelimesinin tekrar edilmesi, anıların şimdiki zamanda yankı bulmasını ve anılarla şimdiki zamanda yaşanan deneyimler arasındaki sürekli etkileşimi vurgulamaktadır. Kendine özgü diliyle Creeley, anlık deneyimlerin doğasına yönelirken anıların nasıl evrildiğine, geçmiş ve şimdi anlayışını nasıl şekillendirdiğine ışık tutmaktadır. Modern şiir geleneğini takip eden şair, düşüncelere dalma ve tereddüt anlarını vurgulamak için parçalanmış söz dizimi ve alışılmadık dil yapılarına başvururken okuyucuyu da anlam oluşturma sürecine aktif olarak katılmaya davet eder. Creeley, modernist edebiyatın ana temalarıyla parallellik gösteren çağrışımlara dayalı ve çok çeşitli gerçeklikler inşa eder. Görüntüler, sesler ve duyguları iç içe geçirerek, Creeley, anıların maddesel alanda yankılanarak şimdiye nasıl nüfuz ettiğini göstermeye çalışmaktadır. Bu çalışma, Creeley'nin dil ve imge kullanımını analiz ederek, zamanın anılarla ve deneyimlerle maddesel ortamda nasıl yankılandığını ve geçmiş ile şimdinin iç içe geçmişliğinin insan psikolojisini şekillendirmedeki etkisini keşfetmeyi amaçlamaktadır.
References
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Abstract
Robert Creeley’s poetry collection Echoes (1994) includes a series of eponymous poems that investigate the intricate dynamics of memory and time within the context of modern poetry. The repetition of the word echoes throughout the collection suggests a reverberation of memories, highlighting the continuous interplay between past and present experiences. Through his distinctive language, Creeley steers into the ephemeral nature of moments, immediate experiences and yields insight into how memories evolve and shape one’s understanding of the past and the present. Following in the tradition of modern poetry, Creeley resorts to fragmented syntax and unconventional grammar structures to put the emphasis on the meditative mood and moments of hesitation, inviting readers to actively participate in meaning-making process. His imagination constructs evocative and multifarious realities which resonate with key themes of modernist literature counting the fragmentation of experience and the subjective nature of reality. By intertwining images, sounds, and emotions, Creeley displays how memories permeate the present resonating within the corporeal space. Through an analysis of Creeley’s use of language and imagery, this article aims to explore how depiction of time echoes with memories and experiences in the corporeal setting and to give insight into the interconnectedness of the past and the present in shaping the human psyche.
References
- Allen, D. (1960). The New American Poetry 1945-1960. Grove Press.
- Altieri, C. (1976). Objective Image and Act of Mind in Modern Poetry. PMLA, 91(1), 101–114.
- Bakhtin, M. M. (2020). Forms of Time and of the Chronotope in the Novel: Notes toward a Historical Poetics. In M. Holquist (Ed.), The Dialogic Imagination: Four Essays (Slavic Series, No. 1, C. Emerson & M. Holquist, Trans.). University of Texas Press. (Original work published 1981). pp. 84-85.
- Creeley, R. (2020). Define (1953). In W. N. H and Matthew H. (Eds.). Strong Words: Modern Poets on Modern Poetry. Bloodaxe Books.
- ---. (1994). Echoes. A New Directions Book.
- ---. “Frost at Midnight” Coleridge, S.T. Creeley 1.
- Dick, B. F. (1995). World literature in review: English. World Literature Today, 69 (2), 373.
- Faas, E. (1979). Towards a New American Poetics: Essays and Interviews. Black Sparrow Press.
- McHugh, H. (1997). Love and Frangibility: An Appreciation of Robert Creeley [Review of Echoes; Selected Poems, by R. Creeley]. The American Poetry Review, 26(3), 9–16.
- Olson, C. (1988). Projective Verse. In R. Creeley (Ed.) Charles Olson: Selected Writings. New Directions.
- Raymond, G. (2008). Body, Breath, World: Robert Creeley’s Phenomenological Poetics. Journal of American Studies of Turkey, 27 , 83-95.
- Riach, A., & Creeley, R. (1996). An interview with Robert Creeley. Australasian Journal of American Studies, 15(1), 31–43.
- Riach, A. (2005). Robert Creeley. Australasian Journal of American Studies, 24(1), 142–144.
- Herbert,W. N. & Hollis, M.. (2020). Strong Words: Modern Poets on Modern Poetry. Bloodaxe Books.
- Wagner, L. W. (1978). Creeley's late poems: Contexts. Boundary 2, 6/7(3), 301-308.
- Weinel, M. (2008). Small Spaces of Existence: Robert Creeley’s Poetry. Journal of American Studies of Turkey, 27 , 59-70.
Details
| Primary Language | English |
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| Subjects | North American Language, Literature and Culture |
| Journal Section | TOBİDER - International Journal of Social Sciences Volume 8 Issue 1 |
| Authors | |
| Publication Date | March 31, 2024 |
| Submission Date | February 29, 2024 |
| Acceptance Date | March 28, 2024 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2024 Volume: 8 Issue: 1 |
