The World of Literature

Introduction to “The World of Literature”

 

Ruri Kasahara’s use of language and imagery provides to the reader a intriguing insight into what literature can be in her poem “The World of Literature”. Between the rhythmic nature of the short but sweet lines in the poem, to the snapshots of ideas and revelations listed plainly and strongly in each successive line, the poem showers the reader with bursts of wit and ingenuity while questioning the nature of literature. The smooth, effective use of language allows for Kasahara’s statements and devices to smoothly aline into a cohesive narrative, leaving the reader having gone full circle in their exploration of the world of literature, thinking of their own perception and roles in the “World of Literature”.

 

– Yuka Sooda, Co-founder and Editor in Chief of Newspaper Magazine

 

 

In a short span of time,

 

we read their stories,

 

one sided or two sided,

 

we see their memories

 

One learns prejudice, 

 

the other recalls love,

 

One discovers ignorance, 

 

this is how we shove

 

We travelled back in time,

 

melancholic bells chime, 

 

for genocide,

 

for corruption,

 

or women without an option

 

Ballet dancers dance

 

to take down the norm

 

Some take the chance

 

to seize Duncan’s throne

 

So, what is the world of literature?

 

Is it a written picture,

 

of the good and bad of human nature?

 

Or is it a reflection of their lives

 

that create a connection with our lives

 

to build an interconnection?

 

So that one day we can look beyond

 

our very own reflection