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About This Author
My name is Joy, and I love to write.
Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground.
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Daily Cascade #1102691 added November 30, 2025 at 4:26pm Restrictions: None
That "Wild" in Writing & Lit
Prompt:
In literature it is only the wild that attracts us. Dullness is but another name for tameness.
Henry David Thoreau, Walking
What are your thoughts on "the wild" and "Dullness" as Thoreau put it?
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My first thoughts were that this quote was about seeking the soul, about vitality, and writing with genuine feelings. The best works in literature do not only let us sit at the edge of our seats with excitement or fright, but also, they stir the soul, challenge the mind, and make us think about our human experience. The "wild," in this sense, is not a flaw. It is our power to understand, feel, move on, and endure.
What truly captivates me and resonates on a deeper level, usually, is not what I can predict or what is mundane. Granted, capable pens can make even the mundane exciting. This is because such works (Dostoyevsky comes to mind) can explore our complex experiences and our ability to deal with the unknown. I think, here, the quote refers to this unknown by the word "wild". Then, "dullness is but another name for tameness" tells me what I find boring or uninspired is the result of the lack of this wildness.
To tell the truth, I like all literature, if deftly handled, be it tame or wild. What I don't care much about is what is written as if from a formula while lacking emotional depth, even if such works can be technically correct. The "wild" to me means a work that makes me curious and uses the senses and the mind in a meaningful way. It means the writing has taken me away from my comfort zone, and has brought up the parts of me that I might have suppressed. To me, this is always the real artistry in writing.
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