Re: Aberjhani's comments on Transpersonal Relational Poetics

[Dr. Ian Irvine (Hobson)]

Thanks for commenting Aberjhani - yes the Anti-manifesto was birthed in a more formal setting thus it is in relation to like docs exploring how poets/creative writers etc. might reflect deeply on what they are doing when they create - think 'Brecht's Surrealist Manifesto':). The notes to the talk on 'the quantum muse' and the 'trickster' element to creative practice are also pretty theory steeped (apologies to those who avoid theory)- though that piece/link/post has its humerous moments! So the challenge as you rightly suggest is to post some examples of this kind of poetics in action - which I'll try to do in coming weeks. Interestingly some Romanian poets associated with Razvan Tupa and taking a lead from Glissant and other poets/thinkers (and the anti-manifesto) contributed writings etc. to a 2009 edition of Poezine (#5) - which is online at Scribd but also accessible via Tupa's blog Romanian Bodies. Poezine #5 was devoted to 'relational poetics' - which is slightly different to TRP but the examples of relational poetry activities included make for interesting reading.

[Author-Poet Aberjhani]

Thank you Ian—

The reference to Brecht’s “Surrealist Manifesto” works for me. I’ve long been a student and fan of serious literary/cultural arts movements and tend to be drawn to those that eventually develop substantial theories, works, and fairly identifiable representatives. Transpersonal Relational Poetics from my humble perspective seems to possess at least the powerfully potential germs of such a movement. I’m intrigued enough to have started dipping in out of your TRP article series and skimming through the Poezine relational poetics edition. My general literary focus over the past couple of years has been on journalism and creative nonfiction but TRP just might provide the aesthetic energy needed to produce some serious poems in the coming months and year and perhaps it will inspire many others to do the same.

Blessings and gratitude,

Aberjhani