- Characteristics of poetic movements
- Linked to an era
- Love as a fundamental theme
- Poetic movements of greater boom
- Baroque movement
- Romantic movement
- Realistic movement
- Modern movement
- Contemporary movement
- Poetic movements today
- References
A poetic movement is a type of literary movement that brings together writers with common influences, ideologies and interests, who express their emotions, ideas and feelings through poetic compositions with similar stylistic and thematic characteristics.
The belonging of a writer to a certain movement can derive from a clear manifestation of belonging to a particular movement voluntarily. It may also happen that, due to the characteristics of form and content of the poetic productions of the writer, he is related to a certain movement.
For this, the work must conserve the aesthetic resources and poetic structures of the movement, so that it can be a faithful representation of the most outstanding characteristics of said movement, always taking into account the social context in which the work in question was born.
The first poetic movements that emerged were extremely influential for the different manifestations of poetry that came later. The baroque, romantic, realistic and modern movements represent the evolution of the poetic movement and the different conceptions that arose from the creativity of the authors.
Characteristics of poetic movements
Linked to an era
Each poetic movement is linked to a particular time and region, since these arise under the influence of historical and social events.
In such a way that the geographical, social and / or political context shapes the poetic periods, granting different perspectives and approaches on issues that generate concern and interest at certain times.
Love as a fundamental theme
Most of the poetic movements have themes in common about human concerns, such as love, tragedy, pleasures, joy, freedom or the events of daily life, among others.
However, love is the main theme that remains present in all poetic movements, although they develop it and call it in different ways.
In fact, the expressive modes of poetic language, with its lyrics full of passion, is what has managed to give the impulse of acceptance and expansion to the different poetic movements of the world.
Poetic movements of greater boom
The poetic movements have fed the creative exercise of the authors of each era, with different forms of writing that serve as a dynamic element of language and creation.
Like other art movements, poetic movements have been part of various schools, such as Baroque, Romanticism, Modernism, Dadaism, Expressionism, Neoclassicism, Realism, Purism, Naturalism, Cubism, Futurism, the avant-garde, surrealism and other intellectual currents.
But there are four trends with the greatest growth that are considered the most representative of the poetic movement: baroque, romantic, realistic and modern.
Baroque movement
Luis de Góngora, one of the greatest representatives of the poetic baroque. Diego Velázquez / Public domain
The baroque movement is located in the seventeenth century, with texts of deep, dark, extravagant and excessive language, whose themes revolve around madness, loneliness, pessimism, disappointment, disappointment and the decadence of man.
Romantic movement
Lord Byron, notable author of Romanticism in Great Britain. National Portrait Gallery / Public domain
Romanticism was born in the eighteenth century but has different periods and slopes from different regions of Europe.
His poetry praises individuality, freedom, nationalism, pain, sensitivity, subjectivity and nature, through simple and whimsical stanzas.
Realistic movement
Charles Dickens, recognized representative of universal literature, and specifically of realistic poetry.
Literary realism emerged in the mid-19th century. However, it is considered a basic constant in universal literature, with a presence in almost all periods.
His texts reflect reality through an aesthetic formula of poetic conversion that should not be confused with the literal reproduction of naturalism.
Modern movement
Rubén Darío is considered the father of modernism. Via wikimedia commons.
The literary movement of modernism developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its authors sought to create a new aesthetic with evocative and subversive lyrics that broke with the rigid styles of classical poetry.
The modernists responded to human needs in a superficial and optimistic way, extolling rebellion, renewal, modernity, and industrial and scientific progress.
Contemporary movement
Charles Bukowski is one of the most charismatic poets of the contemporary movement.
The last great movement was practically hand in hand with modernism, since it began at the end of the 19th century and continues in force.
It stands out for encompassing characteristics of literary movements, hybridizing them around a writing free of meter and rhyme and abundant in literary metaphors (personifications, similes, etc.).
Contemporaries have put originality before aesthetics, also having a greater need to express their ideological or social concerns regarding more traditional themes such as love.
Poetic movements today
Currently the poetic movements are cultural groups focused on the development, assessment and deployment of activities with poetic possibilities.
These literary collectives function as inspiration and as a school, facilitating the participation of writers in presentations, readings, seminars, workshops and competitions.
In addition, they allow the interaction between the different artistic practices, so that poetry remains alive, free and open to new forms and trends.
An example of this is the Poetic Action movement, which was born in Monterrey, Mexico, in 1996, with the intention of painting small fragments of poetry in the streets.
Poetic Action Movement Train Lauquen / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)
The global communication surrounding the current context allowed this movement to spread even to other countries, such as Argentina and Venezuela, and Poetic Action is considered to be present in some 30 countries.
The verses exposed by this movement are always of a loving nature, and do not admit the use of messages related to religion or politics.
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