Man's love is expressed in various ways. In direct-indirect way, in object-symbol, in physical-mental way, in formal-informal way. Although its expression is slightly different in different countries of the world in different societies and cultures, it has a universal form. Love is a state of mind where the longing for others becomes intense. Love is a kind of attraction, good luck. Love is pure, heavenly, sweet, noble. The intimate relationship of poetry with love. Every utterance of love is poetic. Recently, a love poetry celebration was held in London. The message of how poets express people's emotions in words and rhymes was found there.
Love is strangely terrifying. This viva is very much language centered. There were at least thirty words in ancient Greek to express love. But in today's world, other languages, including English, express all the feelings of love in one or two words, whether it is physical or mental attraction or parental affection towards the child or communal unity. The Summer Festival of Love at the Southbank Center in London, featuring erotic phrases, discusses the various dimensions of positive human relationships. There are various issues like country-based love-dislike, remembrance-forgetfulness, separation-separation etc.
The event has been held alongside the biennial Poetry International event. It may be recalled that one of the founders of Poetry International was the British poet Ted Hughes (born in 1968). Poets and writers from all over the world have come here. We do not know if there was any Bengali poet there. If there is, he must have expressed his Bengali love. Please tell, Bengali is a nation of love. He will inform the world about the language and patriotism of the people of Bangladesh. You will hear the love conviction of the poetic Bengali: ‘The immortal flame of love burns forever, love comes from heaven and goes to heaven.’
Fifty of the world's greatest love poems of the last fifty years were recited at the event. The recitation begins with Langston Hughes' poem "The Dream Keeper". Other poems included Derek Walcott's famous hymn 'Love after Love'. (Below are translations of the two poems for readers). Fifty poems were divided centering on the concept of seven types of Greek love. The seven divisions of love are: 'Agape', 'Storge', 'Eternal Love' (Pragma), 'Philautia', 'Philla', 'Ludus',' Eros.
Hellenic glorification was sung at the ceremony. Beyond the Greek language, the word of love spread among the poets of different languages from thirty countries. This is a colorful episode of international love discussion. The main topic: ‘No other subject can cross so many geographical and cultural boundaries as love.’ Discussions and poetry readings are concentrated in prose. When asked about her favorite love poem, two-time Man Booker Prize-winning novelist Hillary Mantel quotes a verse written in the 1530s:
‘When the south wind blows
It will rain
Aha re love, chatfatiye
Wake up! '
It doesn't matter what these words were written five hundred years ago. Its sensitivity is still as fresh as it was then. Mantel explains: ‘Whoever is hundreds of thousands of miles away from his homeland, he hears the sound of newcomer rain on the rooftops. His body awoke in that classical mysterious rain song. 'This is love. We remember Kalidasa's Meghdoot, where the exiled Yaksha sends a message through the clouds to his distant beloved. What a wonderful imagination, wonderful consonant!
The language of love is universal, and the poetry of love is also universal. There is a big difference between poetry and other branches of literature. Storytelling and poetry are not nurtured in the same tradition. John Stallwardy, in his introduction to his book The Penguin Book of Love Poetry, said: Diverse streams of light have flowed from one civilization to another. The lamp of love shines in the hearts of mankind due to sincere persecution, from which poets of different times and places get inspiration to write poetry. ' According to the Indian (Tamil) poet Kutty Revathi, love is a unique feeling that functions in general in every human soul; In every corner of the earth, the message of love resounds silently. According to Ashzan Al Hendi of Saudi Arabia, love is a universal language that is not bound by country, religion or ethnicity.
The most notable love poems are full of romantic thoughts. These include traditional Trubadu lyric poems, Petrarchic and Shakespearean sonnets, and passionate Victorian verses. US psychologist Harry F. Harlow, in his 1958 essay, The Nature of Love, said, "We have written little about it, and the poets have filled that gap."
How many love poems are important aspects of marriage. For example, The Present, written by the American poet Michael Donagie, where eternal love is manifested through a momentary prism (the poem is translated below). Donnie’s widow, Maddie Paxman, said, ‘We didn’t realize we needed it so much!’ According to her, ‘All love poems are poems first and declarations of love second.’ Donagier's poetry, he claims, is more than personal love; Although written for the wife, it is not written about her. And that is why it is so appreciated in weddings. Celia Hewitt, the second wife of poet Adrian Michelle, was present on the occasion. She also recited the poem ‘Celia, Celia’ written by her late husband. Michelle has transformed her personal experience into a universal one. There is delight in love poems, which are found in the poem ‘Celia, Celia’
‘When I’m tired and sad
When all hope is remote
When walking on the way to High Holburn
Then I was thinking of you. '