Henry Moore Two Forms
Curved space departs Euclidean geometry
threshold frequency erects the base
a foundry of hollow spaces
where precept and concept unify
Biomorphic casts of pre-rational,
ethnographically inspired models
pre-cultural, non-mimetic abstracts
concave intoning: existence precedes essence
Sublime convex aural manifestations
quarried from a lost-wax echoic art
direct carving: interplay of vision and thought
purify significant appearance
Resonant mysteries of integral multiples
harmonic interstices amplify
isolating substance from contaminates
molding an armature of pure form
This poem is for Open Link Night at dVerse Poets Pub http://dversepoets.com/2012/05/15/3186/.
Chromapoetica 
A beautiful illustration of language reflecting the care of artistry and the intricacies of craftsmanship. I love how you were able to create such a wonderful flow with words meshing perfectly with those before and after, creating a sense of internal rhyme in the process. Awesome job. Thanks
How lovely you’ve stated this Fred, thank you! I’ve started reading Visual Thinking by Rudolf Arnheim and it’s sparking ideas about composition, artistry, and the nature of visual thought. For some reason the interweaving of Moore, acoustics, and Sartre felt right.
really cool progression in this, def a nice flow which to me feels like the molding or morphing process as you build to that perfect form in the end…lost wax echoic art…ha, i like that…
Yeah, a fun play on concepts, the only lost wax casting I’ve done is in silversmithing but I love the visual and aural aspects of the words. Thanks Brian, yay it’s Tuesday, mine’s up early but I won’t be able to link up until late.
Fantastic word forms ,Anna! The smooth flow of your verse is matched by the smoothness of the sculpture . It appears to be wanting to gobble the smaller one. Is there a story behind this sculpture, I wonder. Great write, Ma’am!
Hank
Thank you Hank, wonderful to hear the verse was as smooth as the sculpture :). The story behind the sculpture is possibly mother and child, a recurring theme in his work but I interpret it more as the interaction of forces.
somehow this form looks like it would eat the other…first thought..now reading your poem… really like what you’ve done with it..the including different dimensions…i like
Yes, so many ways to interpret abstract forms, part of their appeal for me. Thank you Claudia!
hey anna – … your various component conceptual references all within my frame 😀
working well together in this scheme…
isolating substance from contaminates
molding an armature of pure form
great 😀
i have used – 4 dimensions – in a new piece on FEPC –
a quote… no relation to your poem though 😀
a foundry of hollow spaces
where precept and concept unify
V.nice!
Thought so Mr. Shilling :D, wrote this one awfully late at night so went with the flow so to speak. I’ll be sure to check out your poem on FEPC, funny about those synchronicities, I’m sure your 4th dimension will be much more frightening! Thanks!
This feels like the words actually curve. Very cool!
Oooo, that’s awesome, thanks!
wow, you really analyzed and described those shapes magnificently
radiation rampage
Thank you, how very kind of you to say. Your title makes me want to run over to read yours.
Yes, your words are as smooth as I imagine the pieces of sculpture are. They ‘fit’ each other perfectly.
Thanks :), I’m running way behind today but I’ll be by soon!
these are such lovely words to accompany miller’s work. i especially love “existence precedes essence” such a ring of truth in that phrase. and pure form… perfect words for your poetry… always amazing.
Well, for that ring of truth you can thank Sartre :). Always a joy to see you here Kelly.
Henry Moore’s sculptures are some of my touchstones bridging the language of art and the language of poetry. Your poem manifests an interesting interpretation of how sculpture, while existing in three dimensions, moves through time as one experiences it, thus trending through that fourth dimension.
Yes, the fourth dimension functions here concretely and metaphorically. Magnificent you also see the poetry in Moore’s sculptures Samuel :).
Your mind is drawn to something and then pierces it..from every angle and in every dimension– fascinating and wonderful. xxxj http://parolavivace.blogspot.com .
Thanks Jenne, it has its own wild drives for sure :).
Is the smaller piece leaving the larger empty, or the larger capturing the smaller? Two possibilities exist, but upon closer inspection they differ through the eyes of the beholder and the ears of the reader. Like Moore’s use of simplicity in organic mass, you have presented an organic case to the reader to render a fair interpretation. Moore wanted to reveal his work gradually, and with great care you have done the same. I so enjoy your work; it’s more than math, form ala general, it’s inspired art. And I especially love it when I know a lil something about the subject. Excellente once again. We actually wrote on the same topic, I just went about mine from an ancient far eastern presentation to your more organic presentation.
I thought we had and then I was worried my current preoccupation was coloring my impression of your poem and so I decided to wait. How wonderful I did because now I know. Love what you’ve said here about ‘math, form ala general’, what artist wouldn’t? It is exciting that you’ve so considered Moore’s work that you can offer such an insightful viewpoint. Thank you Henry!
I always need to dig out a dictionary when I stop by and read your work… And I love that, you encourage me to open up my vocabulary and really stop and think about what you have written. You observe so much detail and define what you see in every word, nothing wasted.A fine craft and skill indeed!
Yes, there’s specificity to the language that I use that means something within the context of each poem. That you take the time to engage, explore, and think is the highest compliment, thank you.
You are very welcome, and thank you.
I guess sculptures could be 3 (or 4) dimensional representation or capture of its creator’s thoughts. This reads very well. You gave me a new way to look at sculpture art. 🙂
How exciting :)! Thank you, I look forward to reading what you’ve been writing.
to me Moore’s forms look like a hand and clay, a sculptor embodied.
i like that your words embody both the solid forms and the spaces they generate
and that sometimes isolation is formative.
I like that interpretation very much. Awesome feedback on how the words work with the sculpture. Thank you.
Beautiful flow of words even if one does not understand all in its entirety. Gifted when one expresses such lofty thoughts with knowledge, bringing us up. Thank you.
Yes, one of the joys of poetry, the ability to convey multiple levels of meaning in a small space. The aesthetic is designed to act as an invitation into the poem. Thank you for your engagement.
ahhh you captured Moore so perfectly here! you should come to England! He IS EVERYWHERE…i was in Leeds recently– literally sculptures everywhere! the curvature of your language, the concaves, the convexes…..our poem is a beautiful illustration
Thank you for your lovely compliment. I’ve never seen his work in person but I would love to. When I lived in Crawley I felt cut off from everything and ended up leaving to come home to the US five months early. It was only on the day trips to London, especially at the Tate Modern and The Globe, that I enjoyed England.
This feels very modern Anna. The sounds echo a kind of building, chiseling workshop. The idea of order and beauty out of cacophony and chaos. How very clever of you!
Thanks Gay, I always look forward to your visits :).
Another great write, Anna 🙂
Ayala :), I am way behind on OLN but will be by soon!
A lovely tribute to this piece of art. You’ve captured it especially well here:
“Resonant mysteries of integral multiples
harmonic interstices amplify
isolating substance from contaminates
molding an armature of pure form”
Thanks Joanne!
This is an engaging premise, Anna. Very much enjoyed the aesthetics of language while also feeling the echoes bounce from the image into my reading. I want to sit inside that sculpture and would love to see the form of your poem break the vertical left margin into a curved embrace.
Always a pleasure, always a lovely stretch to be had at your place.. 🙂
Becky, so lovely to see you! I am awfully behind in my commenting :(. Also, my laptop (aka my lifeline) is about to self destruct. Love your idea about breaking the vertical left margin, will figure out how to do in WP and update.
Sorry for the late comment. I really think you capture the spirit of the sculpture in your words, adding of course the dimension that words themselves bring to understanding. As always, you introduction of the physical mechanisms at work, as well as the sociological layer that brings pleasure to us abstract freaks! 🙂
Haha, I am absolutely an abstract freak! Always enjoy your comments Charles, thank you :).
Loved this Anna. It feels like a linguistic continuum that follows the contours of a creative mind.
Thank you, what a lovely descriptor!
I enjoyed the interplay of vision and thought which seems to reflect in its own way the sculpture itself. And sculpture is one of my favorite art forms, being an afficionado of texture (as well as color).
I don’t get to see enough sculpture, though I did enjoy taking in some beautiful work when I was in Savannah. Glad you felt the scupture and poetry ‘fit’, thanks Victoria.