Pollock

his EYES are two FISTS

brandishing DAGGERS

the cold winter air

catches FIRE as he breathes

smoke and gallops like a

WILD mustang around his

world in the making

he’s a GOD scattering

stars across an empty sky

slashing, JABBING, poking

at cultivated canvases, and

rigid likenesses of life

“ALIVE! ALIVE!” he screams

And waves his crude wand

as he dances like LORD Shiva in

cowboy boots and jeans

Reviews

[barleygirl]

I'm not into Pollack myself, but I've seen a few things written in this vein about his unique style. I can only say that your depiction of his painting style feels more unexpected than others I've read . . . perhaps more fresh & wild than what I know of Pollack's painting style to be (((HUGS)))

[Laz K.]

Thanks. "Wild" is a word I love - especially if it comes up to describe anything I do, did, or have done. So, big thanks for reading and commenting.

[Gee]

Like Zoe I thought fish and wondered why you'd write about the lesser desired mate of the cod :)
Will go Google the artist
Good afternoon

[Laz K.]

I'm afraid I'm too snobbish to consider cod as a subject of poetic endeavors...:)))

Jackson Pollock, American abstract expressionist painter. The "drip-drop guy"...the "my cat could do that guy"...the "is that art?" guy. There's a bio-pic about him too, starring Ed Harris.

Thanks for reading and commenting!
:)

[Gee]

Just looked at some of his work and, "my cocker spaniel.could do that if I dipped his ears in paint and got him to shake his head"
and folk pay lots of money for his work, unbelievable.
Love to snobby for cod, caviar ?

[Zoe Richardson]

When I first saw the title, I thought you meant fish. Silly me. I'm not much of an art person, but I always preferred deconstruction to imitation. You captured the frenzy of Pollock's creations here, something I always admired. Your words sizzle with appreciation!

[Laz K.]

Thank you for taking the time to read and comment. :)

[Chris Shaw]

A Jackson Pollack.masterpiece in the making. I imagined the energy and movement of the paint splashing, flicking, splattering on the canvas. Not everyone's cup of tea, but appreciated and enjoyed by many. Poetry is certainly my cup of tea. You brought his work to life Laz.

Chris

[Laz K.]

Thanks for the read, and for the comments. :)

[Fran Marie]

JABBING, poking
at cultivated canvases, and
rigid likenesses of life

you chose strong words within
your lines throughout this piece
the reader feels the intensity
The strength and. the nature
of Jackson pollack' s paintings
and the man behind the artistic
brush pouring vitality into each
stroke ..Alive.. Alive....

nice work

[Laz K.]

Thanks for reading and reviewing!

[Eilis]

I saw this earlier in the week but haven't been able to review until today. It's a shame your poem has sat here unrecognized through the week. I think it's an exciting poem. Dynamic and a kind of linguistic painting of what the man's work impresses upon you when you stand before it. There was an exhibit of Pollock's work along with Picasso and some of the surrealist painters that came through my state several years back. It is a kind of spiritual experience to be in a space with all that energy flowing through. The scale of Pollock's paintings alone speak to the final stanza of your poem--the urgency and wild-god sense being brought down to a level that is (somehow) relatable.

I thought your all-caps words added a sense of that urgency as well. The flinging of color is in some ways like a shout. The sensuous violence of the process is so well represented here. Your verbs lend personality to the man and process. He is like a force of nature. And I believe art is like that. It elevates our existence--just like the wild beauty of nature. The beauty and wildness intertwining to renew our vision. Great work.

[Laz K.]

I could "listen" to your thoughts, and discussion of Pollock, and art in general, for hours. I agree with all that you've said/sensed about this type of abstract expressionist painting: the energy in the lines, the kind of violence, aggression, and mad, manic creative force. These words usually take on a negative connotation, but somehow through art they are sublimated into beauty and meaning.

Thank you so much for sharing your very insightful thoughts!