J.V. Cunningham, This humanist whom no beliefs constrained
“This Humanist whom no belief constrained
Grew so broad-minded he was scatter-brained.”(Kennedy604)
I would like to go back to closed form poetry and revisit the Epigram form. It’s so witty and short yet says so much in a small amount of writing space. First of all this reminds me of those rhyming games that we use to do as kids. And honestly, the rhyming thing works right? This however transcends far beyond our tutti-frutti days as a kid and has more deeper context. The word humanist is italicized I think because of the fact that it’s a irony. Humans in general contains many different beliefs and this is what makes us special in our own little way. So a human without any true convictions and beliefs in life don’t know enough about themselves to know where they want to go. That means that where they are headed to in unclear and the broad-mindedness present will lead to a mind with no limitation. No boundaries and law to the human psyche leads to inconsistency and uncertainty. I can probably make an essay about this but I wont bore you to death with that. I just thought it interesting that you could say so much in so little. This made me realize the effectiveness in writing when they constantly remind me to keep it short and simple. Not bad for a tutti-frutti rhyming scheme huh?
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