| Welcome! I am Yohanes Manhitu. Poetry writing has been a very challenging contemplative work since I first found myself in love with it. And I am now quite convinced that this kind of work is very helpful to me in teaching myself to admire the beauty of the languages I am learning. To me, every word comes from the mind and then flows like a clean stream of water towards the heart where its sense is weighed with wisdom and beauty before it appears in a meaningful word structure. It is the moment of contemplation, joy, and excitement. In relation to these words, Pablo Neruda, winner of the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature, has written in his poem, La Palabra (Spanish, The Word), the following lines of very expressive words: |
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| The word was born in the blood, grew in the dark body, beating, and flew through the lips and the mouth. Every poetry writer has chosen his or her own way of self-expression, and so have I. The poems I have written in this multilingual collection as well as in my other collections are mostly in the form of vers libre (French, free verses) because I am so fond of and used to this style. I would say that there is more freedom in this form. Besides, it is always lively and spirited. Now, these poems are before your eyes, my dear readers. Writers write so that readers will read (Sean Connery in Finding Forrester). And, like a host, I am now opening the door to you to have poetry supper with me. Tell me about the meal, please! Thank you and have a nice reading! |
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| Good bless me and this website! |
| Jesus, My Lord, bless me and site! |
| Mother Mary, pray for me and this website, forever! |
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