I haven't been writing in a very long time. Actually it's been years since I ever put my thoughts into words but of late the thought of me not writing at all has become a burden to me. It kept reminding me of the parable of the talent wherein I felt like the steward who wasted his one talent and buried it for safe keeping. Sigh...the purpose of this blog is not just to write a blog but to unburden me. So...if you are reading this don't expect any funny quips...I'm generally not the funny type :)
I hope to write about some things that inspire me, that move me, that make me think...and of course some poetic scribbles of my own.
A tribute to the never ending phenomenon .... Harry Potter!!
The latest HP movie brought out an argument amongst literary critics...what is so great about HP. Harold Bloom criticised JKR stating that her writing was mindless and cheap, her writing did not inspire a higher thought. I beg to differ. Reading is not necessarily meant to inspire a higher thought process. It could just be for the pleasure of reading and understanding the creative process of the mind at which JKR excels beyond doubt. And whoever said that HP doesn't inspire higher thought has not been able to understand the subtext that runs throughout the entire series....the indomitable spirit of man (be it a muggle or wizard)...the importance of choices that we make which determine if we are good or bad...the constant struggle within every single person to resist or embrace evil when the going seems tough. I could go on and on about the numerous subtext that is present within the series but suffice it to state that its obvious to those who are presumptuous to say that their writing inspires higher thought.
I hope to write about some things that inspire me, that move me, that make me think...and of course some poetic scribbles of my own.
A tribute to the never ending phenomenon .... Harry Potter!!
The latest HP movie brought out an argument amongst literary critics...what is so great about HP. Harold Bloom criticised JKR stating that her writing was mindless and cheap, her writing did not inspire a higher thought. I beg to differ. Reading is not necessarily meant to inspire a higher thought process. It could just be for the pleasure of reading and understanding the creative process of the mind at which JKR excels beyond doubt. And whoever said that HP doesn't inspire higher thought has not been able to understand the subtext that runs throughout the entire series....the indomitable spirit of man (be it a muggle or wizard)...the importance of choices that we make which determine if we are good or bad...the constant struggle within every single person to resist or embrace evil when the going seems tough. I could go on and on about the numerous subtext that is present within the series but suffice it to state that its obvious to those who are presumptuous to say that their writing inspires higher thought.
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