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MY POEM

On Viewing the Large Scale Poetry of Industrial Videos of Steam and Pneumatic Tools

Melt the ore.
Correct it more.
Fire up the forge.
Beg borrow and steal
from the Muse.
Beat the impunity
from the glowing words
until they no longer resist
your hammering suggestions
no doubt
sweating in pain
and cursing the work
and the idea
that we have all become
less elemental.

 

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I’d be happy to explicate this poem for you. Let’s analyze it section by section:

Title: “On Viewing the Large Scale Poetry of Industrial Videos of Steam and Pneumatic Tools”
The title sets the stage, juxtaposing the industrial world with poetry. It suggests finding artistic beauty or poetic quality in industrial processes, particularly those involving steam and pneumatic tools.

First stanza:
“Melt the ore,
Correct it more.
Fire up the forge.”

This stanza uses metalworking imagery to describe the poetic process. It suggests that creating poetry is like refining metal – you start with raw material (ore), refine it (melt and correct), and shape it (in the forge).

Second stanza:
“Beg borrow and steal
from the Muse.
Beat the impunity
from the glowing words
until they no longer resist
your hammering suggestions”

Here, the poem continues the metalworking metaphor, but explicitly connects it to the writing process. The poet must gather inspiration (from the Muse) and then forcefully shape the words, like a blacksmith hammering hot metal.

Third stanza:
“no doubt
sweating
And cursing the work
And the idea
That we have all become
Less elemental.”

The final stanza reflects on the difficulty of this process and introduces a critique of modern life. The poet acknowledges the hard work involved in creation, both physical (“sweating”) and emotional (“cursing”). The final lines suggest a disconnection from our more primal, “elemental” nature, perhaps due to industrialization.

Overall, the poem uses industrial imagery to describe the poetic process, while also critiquing the industrial world’s effect on human nature. It presents poetry as a craft requiring hard work and refinement, much like metalworking, while lamenting a loss of connection to more fundamental aspects of existence.

The structure of the poem, with its short lines and lack of punctuation, mimics the abrupt, forceful actions of industrial tools, further reinforcing the theme.