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Not too many people can say that they’ve published multiple books, given inspirational lectures on reading and writing, and are considered humanitarians by the ripe age of 11. Meet Adora Svitak, the 11-year old prodigy writer, who was first discovered for her exceptional writing talent at age 6.
It was interesting to see her speak about her thoughts on former President Bush, as well as President Obama. Smart kid.
Here’s a poem titled, “The Philosopher” that she wrote:
The Philosopher
In his candlelit chamber…
The philosopher works…
Day and night…
Without a rest.
It is great research…
But never credited…
Nothing has worked…
Nobody has paid attention…
But this time they will.
And the philosopher tires…
But he keeps on…
He keeps on through the night.
And on the morrow…
The philosopher wakes…
And studies his books.
A scroll and a stick…
That will tell him…
A ruler made by Merlin…
Will give him success.
And so his work is credited…
Like the philosopher dreamed it would be…
And, his work done, he fell into the
Endless Slumber…
Which he well deserves.
Amazing.
Seriously, do you like that poem?
I think it’s slighlty above average for a child of her age but nothing more.
Thanks for the comment but I guess it’s all up to the interpretation.
I’m not sure of what you mean with “interpretation”. I’m not a poet myself, nor do I know very much about musicality, rhymes, meters, rythm, but I know that all these things are needed to make a merely acceptable poem, and that one lacks them all. The most important for me, musicality (since the others could be completely ignored in certain types of poetry, like ermetics in Italy), is completely missed here, thanks to all those ellipses that make the whole thing sound more like a litany than a poem.
And I’m not disputing the idea of writing about a philosopher’s work, which I find interesting. Simply, she pretty much develops it as a child would. With the depth of thought of a child. Maybe a smart one, but still a child.
Hope I was clear enough, english is not my mother languange.
Cheers,
Valentina