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rank 5465
word count 10274
date submitted 28.10.2008
date updated 10.02.2009
genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Other
classification: universal
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Longest Poem by Parekh- Only as Life and Other Poems

Nikhil Parekh

Longest Poem written by Parekh contains a Herculean, 7389 words, 46257 characters. It weaves through mysteries of life and death and the subtelities within.

 

Longest Poem written by Parekh contains a Herculean, 7389 words, 46257 characters. Composed in his own inimitable style and with stupendous intensity all throughout, the poem is a royal treatise to the chapters of the English language and is the first of its kind evolved in pure poetic verse till the end, unlike many of its contemporaries. The verses within are humble salutations to the boundless chapters of life and love and are a reflection of the poet's brain, bizarrely stretched to the most unprecedented limits. Now available in the form of a book, this singular poem is one of the most outstanding example of thousands of similies encompassed under one roof and delivered to optimum effect. The poem continues to be unparalleled in its length and one of the most unflailingly distinctive of its kind in the universal english poetic fraternity.

This book aims at eventually arriving at the veritable meaning of the chapter called 'Life'--interweaving through countless elements and analogies offered by the boundless creations of God--unfurling each instant around us.

 
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children, coming of age, death, fantasy, fiction, friendship, god, life, literary, longest poem, love, mystery, poetry, romance

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cara_ruegg wrote 969 days ago

That is one LONG poem. nicely done though.
Poetry is hard to crit b/c it comes directly from the soul.
It's personal and judged according to people's personal opinion.
Which is not good enough.
Don't ever change it.
That is what makes it so powerful.
shelved.
-Cara

Erin Yes wrote 1270 days ago

I've read Chapter 1. You have something here but I believe you are capable of working harder and being even more precise. Even more interesting to the reader is: tell a story with a central character or perhaps two characters, and make the last word of each stanza begin with a letter of the alphabet and then put them in alphabetic order; show this as a journey of discovery and trauma and enlightenment. I'm not sure what "could not be irrefutably termed" means. Better to find a more poetic phrase and one that informs the reader more exactly what you are trying to say.

I've found The White Goddess by Robert Graves to be helpful. It shows the evolution of the English/Celtic alphabet from its Mediterranean and Asian roots, and how the letters are symbols. They stand for trees, and each tree has its own characteristics and its equated with a god or primal force. You can give each letter and/or each word in your poem a new specific meaning, all leading to a conclusion. The dance of the human mind is possible in poetry. And if you feel your poem is "finished," remember great poetry is always a gateway, never an ending.

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