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THE ENCHANTING VERSES INTERNATIONAL
PRESENTS
ISSUE-XI NOVEMBER 2010
THE ENCHANTING VERSES INTERNATIONAL
PRESENTS
ISSUE-XI NOVEMBER 2010
Over the past issues The Enchanting Verses has featured poetry from all age groups from several cultures and countries and the present issue also provides with the same. The fact behind this is we believe poetry to be ageless and a uniform medium of aesthetical as well as sublime conversation that has the power to pinch the walls of the heart and pierce the untouched dimensions of life. Needless to say poetry remains as the less read medium of literature but statistics on the internet says that the graph of writing poetry has shown considerable increase since the last decade. Perhaps the truth behind this is poetry is the language in which one speaks to himself. For one, his poetry is the best in the world and we as editors have tried to be on the poet’s side as we have been in our past issues. The present issue also specializes in variety and one has to set mind and heart in one sail to perceive the invocation.
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ISSUE-VI dedicated to ISAAC WATTS
Isaac Watts(17 July 1674 – 25 November 1748)
Born in Southampton, Watts was brought up in the home of a committed Nonconformist — his father, also Isaac Watts, had been incarcerated twice for his controversial views. At King Edward VI School (where one of the houses is now named "Watts" in his honour), he learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew.
He displayed a propensity for rhyme at home, driving his parents to the point of distraction on many occasions with his verse. Once, he had to explain how he came to have his eyes open during prayers.
"A little mouse for want of stairs
ran up a rope to say its prayers."
Receiving corporal punishment for this, he cried
"O father, do some pity take
And I will no more verses make."
Watts, unable to go to either Oxford or Cambridge due to his Non-conformity, went to the Dissenting Academy at Stoke Newington in 1690, and much of his life centred around that village, then a rural idyll but now part of Inner London.
His education led him to the pastorate of a large Independent Chapel in London, and he also found himself in the position of helping trainee preachers, despite poor health. Taking work as a private tutor, he lived with the non-conformist Hartopp family at Fleetwood House, Abney Park in Stoke Newington, and later in the household of Sir Thomas Abney and Lady Mary Abney at Theobalds, Cheshunt, in Hertfordshire, and at their second residence, Abney House, Stoke Newington. Though a non-conformist, Sir Thomas practised occasional conformity to the Church of England as necessitated by his being Lord Mayor of London 1700–01. Likewise, Isaac Watts held religious opinions that were more non-denominational or ecumenical than was at that time common for a non-conformist, having a greater interest in promoting education and scholarship, than preaching for any particular ministry.
On the death of Sir Thomas Abney, Watts moved permanently with his widow and her remaining daughter to Abney House, a property that Mary had inherited from her brother, along with title to the Manor itself. The beautiful grounds at Abney Park, which became Watts' permanent home from 1736 to 1748, led down to an island heronry in the Hackney Brook where he sought inspiration for the many books and hymns he wrote. He is likely to have attended the nearby Newington Green Unitarian Church, as "in later life was known to have adopted decidedly Unitarian opinions".
He died in Stoke Newington and was buried in Bunhill Fields, having left behind him a massive legacy, not only of hymns, but also of treatises, educational works, essays and the like. His work was influential amongst independents and early religious revivalists in his circle, amongst whom was Philip Doddridge, who dedicated his best known work to Watts. On his death, Isaac Watts' papers were given to Yale University, an institution with which he was connected due to its being founded predominantly by fellow Independents (Congregationalists).
Born in Southampton, Watts was brought up in the home of a committed Nonconformist — his father, also Isaac Watts, had been incarcerated twice for his controversial views. At King Edward VI School (where one of the houses is now named "Watts" in his honour), he learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew.
He displayed a propensity for rhyme at home, driving his parents to the point of distraction on many occasions with his verse. Once, he had to explain how he came to have his eyes open during prayers.
"A little mouse for want of stairs
ran up a rope to say its prayers."
Receiving corporal punishment for this, he cried
"O father, do some pity take
And I will no more verses make."
Watts, unable to go to either Oxford or Cambridge due to his Non-conformity, went to the Dissenting Academy at Stoke Newington in 1690, and much of his life centred around that village, then a rural idyll but now part of Inner London.
His education led him to the pastorate of a large Independent Chapel in London, and he also found himself in the position of helping trainee preachers, despite poor health. Taking work as a private tutor, he lived with the non-conformist Hartopp family at Fleetwood House, Abney Park in Stoke Newington, and later in the household of Sir Thomas Abney and Lady Mary Abney at Theobalds, Cheshunt, in Hertfordshire, and at their second residence, Abney House, Stoke Newington. Though a non-conformist, Sir Thomas practised occasional conformity to the Church of England as necessitated by his being Lord Mayor of London 1700–01. Likewise, Isaac Watts held religious opinions that were more non-denominational or ecumenical than was at that time common for a non-conformist, having a greater interest in promoting education and scholarship, than preaching for any particular ministry.
On the death of Sir Thomas Abney, Watts moved permanently with his widow and her remaining daughter to Abney House, a property that Mary had inherited from her brother, along with title to the Manor itself. The beautiful grounds at Abney Park, which became Watts' permanent home from 1736 to 1748, led down to an island heronry in the Hackney Brook where he sought inspiration for the many books and hymns he wrote. He is likely to have attended the nearby Newington Green Unitarian Church, as "in later life was known to have adopted decidedly Unitarian opinions".
He died in Stoke Newington and was buried in Bunhill Fields, having left behind him a massive legacy, not only of hymns, but also of treatises, educational works, essays and the like. His work was influential amongst independents and early religious revivalists in his circle, amongst whom was Philip Doddridge, who dedicated his best known work to Watts. On his death, Isaac Watts' papers were given to Yale University, an institution with which he was connected due to its being founded predominantly by fellow Independents (Congregationalists).
Contents
Enchanting Poet Award Winner
Prof. Dr. Ram Krishna Singh
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Editor's Choice
Michael H Brownstein for Weatherman
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Poetry
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When Lotuses Bloom by Nayanathara(Pg-8)
Butterfly by Ramesh Anand(Pg-8) On An Island by Hyderi Amatur Rahman(Pg-9-10) Poems concerning society by Dr. Ratan Bhattacharjee(Pg-11) Revenge of my Lord by Trishgun Miglani(Pg-19) Poetry by Dawn Patterson(Pg-20) Peace of the World by Chrissa Mastorodimou(Pg-21) Nature's Delight by Michael Kwaku Kesse Somuah(Pg-22) |
When God Died by Aditi(Pg-23)
Childhood Lost by Srishti Shrivastava(Pg-23) A Swan Who Wallows in Lotus Laden Ponds by Sunil Narayan(Pg-24-26) The Unending Journey of Man by Rajbala R.(Pg-27) Any Time Soon by Ghazala S Hossain(Pg-28) Mountain Roads by Mousumi Roy(Pg-31) Genericised Way of Life by SK Iyer(Pg-32) Whenever We Sit by Subhrasankar das(Pg-32) |
Article
Mugging The Queen's English by Mohsin Maqbool Elahi (Pg-12-17)
A Collaborative work on George Markham Tweddell by Trev Teasdel(Pg-18)
Book Review
Book Review of The Song of my Dance and the Dance of my Dreams by Dr. John A Theodre(Pg-29-30)
David G Paul
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