Radio Show Introduction

Welcome to the inform radio show where we are going to be talking about The idea of organic form. Something so interesting about the form is that you can read any poem covered in this form and get any kind of theme or mood when reading it. “The forms of love” by George Oppen has a specific meaning of love, also considering it to be something that he once had. But although this can be the case many people may say that he is just telling a story that has nothing to do with himself and his life being in a relationship. When looking at “the forms of love” using the Organic Form helped us analyze the poem better, and we got to pick at the poem and get the true meaning of what George Oppen wanted us to know. With the idea of organic form, it can be seen as though it is trying to convey an experience of the author’s own life as stated in the book “Exaltation of Forms Contemporary Poets Celebrate the Diversity of Their Art” by Annie finch and Kathrine Varnes they stated that “the poem of organic form stays close to the poet’s voice, that inward voice that makes use of the intensely personal rhythms.”(Finch, Varnes 326). Showing the underlying themes to be more personal and directed to the poet’s own life. But according to “Life: Organic Form and Romanticism” by Denise Gigante it states that the poet “uses nature as a model of formal expressions of a power.” (Gigante, 5). Showing that there is an opposing view of what the form is intended to do. For “The Forms of Love” we can see two main questions, one being how does the poem show the specific meaning of a type of lost love? And secondly how is the poem showing specific romantic language while it repeats certain phrases?