triveni spotlight: 11th May 2025
- Anju Kishore
- May 11
- 1 min read
triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts: Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Shloka Shankar
11th May 2025
triveni spotlight May 2025
my lack of commitment terminal schwa
— Robin Smith
Sonic Boom, Issue #12
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Theme: Metapoems & Language
I have always been fascinated by the creative process—the sacred act of writing itself, the repealing of the blank page. To celebrate the ars poetica and the building blocks of language, my curation for the month of May centres around metapoems. What happens when whole lexicons, adjectives, verbs, apostrophes, and schwas lace haiku with nuance and layers? How can grammatical terms form the backbone of a poem? I hope you enjoy unfolding these questions—and more—as you ponder these sixteen poems.
Shloka Shankar
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Many thanks to our guest editor Shloka Shankar for this month’s selection and theme. Poets, we look forward to your company on this fascinating tour of what language can do to the poetry of haiku.
_()_ triveni spotlight team
Thank you Alan. That was a fascinating read.
Thank you for the poem- Night Train- brimming with energy.
There are so many references here, all forms of art- poetry, music, movie, and painting too! What a rich tapestry of subconscious.
May I recommend this book just out by Judy Kendall, whom many will know as Presence journal's book review editor.
A writers' group could jointly purchase a copy.
Inarticulacy in Creative Writing Practice and Translation
Where Language Thickens
Judy Kendall (Author)
PREVIEW OF TEXT and BACKGROUND
https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Inarticulacy_in_Creative_Writing_Practic/PAY5EQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA2&printsec=frontcover
and
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/inarticulacy-in-creative-writing-practice-and-translation-9781350502369/
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Combine closer reading, with breaking up the poem:
my lack of commitment terminal schwa
my = personal pronoun
lack = noun
the state of being without or not having enough of something.
of = preposition
In grammar, "of" is a preposition used to indicate relationships between words, often showing connection, belonging, or possession.
commitment =
the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.
Similar:
dedication
devotion
allegiance
loyalty
faithfulness
fidelity
bond
adherence
attentiveness
an engagement or obligation that restricts freedom of action.
terminal schwa =
A "terminal schwa" refers to the sound of the schwa vowel (/ə/) occurring at the end of a word or syllable. The schwa is a neutral vowel sound, often described as a lazy…
Ah, another one that I do not understand in these series, Shloka. May we we need some commentaries here. Or is it just me?