Poetry opens and holds space ; meditation opens and is space held.
To me it seems unnecessary to make any distinction ; and distinction calls reductionism into being – if allowed, this reduction results in and produces separation ; which gives rise to confusion. Poetry offers a space of clarity.
Poetry heals linguistic and existential divides through its living energy force which in being enacts simultaneously each side of the gap while creating a vital third space from which each side can be experienced individually and too, in non-separated unification. Separate and not separate simultaneously. Poetry offers freedom.
To me, the most challenging part of writing is in getting out of the way ! This is where meditative practices help by emptying and calming the mind first.
What do I write when I am not there ?
That’s poetry !