THE FUTURE POETRY

SRI AUROBINDO

Contents

	I	Introductory
	II	The Essence of Poetry
	III	Rhythm and Movement
	IV	Style and Substance
	V	Poetic Vision the Mantra
	VI	The National Evolution of Poetry
	VII	The Character of English Poetry – 1
	VIII	The Character of English Poetry – 2
	IX	The Course of English Poetry – 1
	X	The Course of English Poetry – 2
	XI	The Course of English Poetry – 3
	XII	The Course of English Poetry – 4
	XIII	The Course of English Poetry – 5
	XIV	The Movement of Modern Literature – 1
	XV	The Movement of Modern Literature – 2
	XVI	The Poets of the Dawn – 1
	XVII	The Poets of the Dawn – 2
	XVIII	The Poets of the Dawn – 3
	XIX	The Victorian Poets
	XX	Recent English Poetry – 1
	XXI	Recent English Poetry – 2
	XXII	Recent English Poetry – 3
	XXIII	Recent English Poetry – 4
	XXIV	New Birth or Decadence?
	XXV	The Ideal Spirit of Poetry
	XXVI	The Sun of Poetic Truth
	XXVII	The Breath of Greater Life
	XXVIII	The Soul of Poetic Delight and Beauty
	XXIX	The Power of the Spirit
	XXX	The Form and the Spirit
	XXXI	The Word and the Spirit
	XXXII	Conclusion

		Letters on Poetry, Literature and Art
	Section I	The Process, Form and Substance of Poetry
	Section II	Source of Poetic Inspiration and Vision Mystic and Spiritual Poetry
	Section III	Poetic Rhythm and Technique
	Section IV	Translation of Poetry
	Section V	Modern Poetry
	Section VI	Indo-English Poetry – Current Use of the English Language
	Section VII	Appreciation of Poetry and Art
	Section VIII	Beauty and Art
	Section IX	Poetic Creation and Yoga – Utility of Literature, etc. in Sadhana
	Section X	Poets – Mystics – Intellectuals

Bibligraphical Note

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

THE FUTURE POETRY was first published as a series of essays in the Arya from 1917 to 1920. Sri Aurobindo thought of revising it before giving it the form of a book. He wished to add even a few chapters, especially dealing with the Metaphysicals and the Modern Poets. He was not able to do more than write a few paragraphs supplementary to matter already treated. Although these have been incorporated in their proper places the book first brought but in 1953 remains for practical purposes a reprint of the original essays.

LETTERS ON POETRY, LITERATURE AND ART has been added here as a separate part of the volume for the purposes of the Centenary Edition. These letters, originally written to disciples, were first published in book-form in 1949 as LETTERS OF SRI AUROBINDO, Third Series, by the Sri Aurobindo Circle, Bombay. The present edition has been revised and .considerably enlarged by the inclusion of a large number of additional letters.