Posted in -27-Letters-on-Poetry-And-Art Index-000_Pre_content Index of Contents Letters on Poetry and Art CONTENTS Pre-content PART ONE POETRY AND ITS CREATION Section One. The Sources of Poetry Poetic Creation Sources of Inspiration Overhead Poetry Examples of Overhead Poetry Section Two. The Poetry of the Spirit Psychic, Mystic and Spiritual Poetry Poet, Yogi, Rishi, Prophet, Genius The Poet and the Poem Section Three. Poetic Technique Technique, Inspiration, Artistry Rhythm English Metres Greek and Latin Classical Metres Quantitative Metre in English and Bengali Metrical Experiments in Bengali Rhyme English Poetic Forms Substance, Style, Diction Grades of Perfection in Poetic Style Examples of Grades of Perfection in Poetic Style Section Four. Translation Translation: Theory Translation: Practice PART TWO ON HIS OWN AND OTHERS’ POETRY Section One. On His Poetry and Poetic Method Inspiration, Effort, Development Early Poetic Influences On Early Translations and Poems On Poems Published in Ahana and Other Poems Metrical Experiments On Some Poems Written during the 1930s On Savitri Comments on Some Remarks by a Critic On the Publication of His Poetry Section Two. On Poets and Poetry Great Poets of the World Remarks on Individual Poets Comments on Some Examples of Western Poetry (up to 1900) Twentieth-Century Poetry Comments on Examples of Twentieth-Century Poetry Indian Poetry in English Poets of the Ashram Comments on the Work of Poets of the Ashram Philosophers, Intellectuals, Novelists and Musicians Comments on Some Passages of Prose Section Three. Practical Guidance for Aspiring Writers Guidance in Writing Poetry Guidance in Writing Prose Remarks on English Pronunciation Remarks on English Usage Remarks on Bengali Usage PART THREE LITERATURE, ART, BEAUTY AND YOGA Section One. Appreciation of Poetry and the Arts Appreciation of Poetry Appreciation of the Arts in General Comparison of the Arts Appreciation of Music Section Two. On the Visual Arts General Remarks on the Visual Arts Problems of the Painter Painting in the Ashram Section Three. Beauty and Its Appreciation General Remarks on Beauty Appreciation of Beauty Section Four. Literature, Art, Music and the Practice of Yoga Literature and Yoga Painting, Music, Dance and Yoga APPENDIXES Appendix I. The Problem of the Hexameter Appendix II. An Answer to a Criticism Appendix III. Remarks on a Review NOTE ON THE TEXTS