Brian Strand Biography

ENGLISH OPEN  FORM POET

1.INTRO

2.EMPERICAL POETIC

READING ALOUD Reading a poem silently ( as  compared to aloud)is the difference between staring at sheet music and playing the music on an instrument.Recitation  equates poetry to the experience of viewing a painting or touching a sculpture...each time the viewer / reciter brings a uniqueness of the moment to the 'happening' & thus the experience can differ each time . ..a byproduct of reading aloud can also be a useful learning /editing technique to use before finalising/publishing[posting] the poem

POETRY A VISUAL FORM
Poetry as a  written artform naturally has a visual aspect thereto.We read with our eyes so line length&line breaks become key limiting factors to both our enjoyment&ease
understanding.Fomat helping to distingush&separate poetry as an artform in its purest sense from the rival written art of prose&thereby puts poetry closer to art than literature.
CADENCE&PUNCTUATION to punctuate or not that is the radical question  we poets must decide as we pick up our stylus&follow traditions .As Black Mountain poet Olson put it.. can syntax be shaped by sound.
Cadence is a poetic 'must have'  for our art & traditions of capitalisation (&emphasis inherent therein) too often can be ' a technique too far' inhibiting expression & visually stilting the reading flow..e e cumings lower case poetry style showed valid alternative poetics .The 'one breath length' limitation being intuitive is perhaps a better cadence in any event .
Admittedly grammar&punctuation are exercises to learn&understand before omitting&as such are a proven  flexiblity  to enhance our poetic art that can vary understanding ,&if omitted be safely left to the reader 

PROCESS The 'process' (itch to write),as with art forms like gestural abstracts action painting,so often is more significant than the content...a process within that desires satisfaction ...with enunciation .."the medium (that) is the message
POETRY HISTORY a creative- written & verbal art evolves naturally as the past century has revealed commencing with the Imagists in the early 1900's who 'freed up' traditional poetic thinking, along with the English  language  translators of Japanese haiku forms who thereby stimulated the interest & innovations in English short form poetics.
Recited rhymes,commonly known by all, was stimulated into wider-spread interest  in  all poetry  by the invention of the  typewriter,soon  followed by digital devices linked to the internet faciltated the process whereby poetry became a common art practised daily  by  thousands worldwide.The result being sites like PS in the early 21st century which continued & widened the evolution of poetry.

hence my style of experimental poetics https://experimentalpoetics.blogspot.com/

incuding

OPEN VERSE using spaces&breaks/no grammatical symbols /relying on 'the one breath limitation'/thus intuitive cadence permits the 'reader' (reciter)to respond in an interpretative-interplay unique** to the ' happening moment' 

also see  - my google blogs @ 4 below

Sample my poetry book reviews https://www.poetrysoup.com/forum/book-reviews

 

 

3.MY ART PHILOSOPHY  I use in making my art ,similar to  my poetics

 
I prefer  bold  expressive applied spontaneity of visceral feelings unpredictable & evolving organically.A physical engagement of energy & emotions in & of the moment processed in a sense of chaotic immediacy
 
whilst apprecicating the skill in figuarative art and my spontaneous 'one-off' reaction thereto

GESTURAL ABSTRACTION my art style

 

more gestural art of mine here https://gesturalart.blogspot.com/

& sculptured poetic fusion https://sculptureguide.blogspot.com/ o

Coloured hand print
2 Crushed paper presse
3 Sculpture paper mache (front)
4 Coloured cut-outs
5 String installation
6 Sculpture paper mache (back)
7 Dada style safety pins
8 Hanging found object trouve
& mobile phone photo drawings https://styliiart.blogspot.com/

40 GOOGLE BLOGS as BELOW ON MY GOOGLE PROFILE 

https://www.blogger.com/profile/02166493604739619406

CHOOSE & CLICK beow link to read poetry,art etc etc

BOOKS

 isbn 190320473

isbn 1903203422

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPECIAL AUGUST BLOG

Blog Posted by Brian Strand: 8/11/2026 3:28:00 AM

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Kendrick Avatar
August 18, 2026 at 5:34 AM
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/loving_you_from_sunset_until_sunset_844821 Tommy and I had just celebrated our 63rd. wedding anniversary in September when he passed in October. I hope that you and Kathy have a wonderful celebration and have many, many more. Sara K.
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August 20, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Thank you Sara for contrbuting to the poetry party
Seeker Avatar
August 12, 2026 at 9:46 PM
65 years together is like love of two lifetimes held tenderly in time dissolved bliss. Congratulations to Kathy and you, Brian, God bless. Here’s what I wrote on our 37th anniversary in 2021 ~ https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/thirty_seven_years_1392094
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August 13, 2026 at 2:26 AM
A welcome experiential rhythmic response US to this poetic party.Cheers 👍
Anaya Avatar
August 12, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Sighs! Congratulations Brian & Kathy! "OUR LOVE WAS BORN OUTSIDE THE WALLS, IN THE WIND, IN THE NIGHT, IN THE EARTH, AND THAT'S WHY THE CLAY AND THE FLOWER, THE MUD AND THE ROOTS KNOW YOUR NAME." Paublo Neruda💕
Anaya Avatar
August 12, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Cheers! 🍾🎉
Strand Avatar
August 12, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Thanks I I A & for the PN quote 👍
Dietrich Avatar
August 11, 2026 at 4:53 PM
It's awesome how long you have been married and a testament to how seriously you have taken your vows. Big congratulations. When I am at home, I will soupmail you a link . I have tons of love poems!
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August 12, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Thanks Andrea for your welcome observations & pertinent poetic participation 😄
Toney Avatar
August 11, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Congratulations to you and your `soulmate' on your 65th Wedding Anniversary, Brian. You're 12 years ahead of our 53rd. Cheers!
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August 11, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Thanks Mark , your typically kind words have added your talented poetics to the proceedings.rgds Brian 😄
Radice Avatar
August 11, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Congratulations to you both on your “Blue Sapphire” wedding anniversary! Here’s one I wrote earlier (2020) about my parents: https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_garden_seat_1219500 Cheers- Gary
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August 11, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Thanks Gary for sharing this 'emotive ' poetic gift rgds Brian👍
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August 11, 2026 at 8:13 AM
First, let me congratulate you on 65 years. I am not sure I am even going to live that long. Very impressive considering the human condition over such a long timeline. I have included a poem in which conviction is expressed as a conversation with an angel regarding a paramour. https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/rigels_angel_715155
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August 11, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Cheers Rob for bringing this poem as your party piece..appreciated rgds Brian😊
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August 11, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Wow, congrats on 65 years! Truly an amazing accomplishment. Hubby and I have been married almost 50 years....seems unbelievable at times. Here's a link to a poem I wrote about him just yesterday: https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/you_sparkle_1842895
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August 11, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Thanks Sara for your poetic contribution to this anniversary 'hoe down' rgds Brian😊

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