COSMOPOETRY
New Definition 2008
"Over
two decades after I imagined this term and twelve years after I
officially launched it at SARM's Cosmopoetry Festival 1996 in
Targoviste, I have to re-define the concept by basing on its practical
evolution over time.
So:
Cosmopoetry is the art which re-creates poetry by using literarily heavenly elements.
Astropoetry (astronomical poetry) represents its main and elite part,
as a fusion between "the queen of sciences" (astronomy) and "the queen
of arts" (poetry), and is characterized by the measure in which can
serve to the popularization of astronomy.
Cosmopoetry can also include:
-Derivations from astropoetry: astro-photo-poetry (astronomical or
atmospheric photos and verses by the same author), astro-art-poetry
(astronomical artworks and verses by the same author), astropoetic
dramas (shows on astronomical verses), astrofolk music (songs on
astronomical verses), tourist astropoetry (based especially on trips to
astronomical objectives or for observing heavenly phenomena), etc.
-Astrohumanism, a general term for essays on old poetry, mythology and
other traditions of the Cosmos, works about sky lovers' spirituality,
astro-humour, etc.
-Complementary sub-genres: Science Fiction and Fantasy cosmopoems with
astronomical features, astronautic poetry, etc.
Moreover, cosmopoetry is a creative alliance of the sky lovers for
showing that the people are not only simple inhabitants of a fine
planet, but also cosmic beings."
Andrei Dorian Gheorghe |
