Abstract

            When all else fails, art comes to the rescue. In the iconic movie Dead Poets Society, the character of John Keating says, "We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion." (16:20:00) The present collection comprises a series of poems that explore the passionate emotions of humans as a race. Beginning with existential fervour that questions humanity at large, moving on to the bipolarity of the mind, creation of thoughts and poems in the human head, and finally concluding with whatever we find beautiful - storms, home, and sunsets; the series touches upon the experiences of everything humane. Through the poems, the poet attempts to comprehend the complexity of the corporeal senses in relation to the intangible conceptualisation of ink on paper.

Keating, John. Dead Poets Society. Directed by Peter Weir, Touchstone Pictures and Silver Screen Partners IV, 1989.