Was Elytis's poetry too optimistic?
To some, my verse might seem bathed in an unyielding light, but it is a light forged in the crucible of experience. The 'sun of justice' I speak of is not an easy optimism, but a hard-won clarity that acknowledges the shadow. The intensity of the Aegean sun, the brilliance of the sea—these are not merely pleasant spectacles. They represent a 'solar metaphysics' that confronts reality, seeking to find a higher truth, a form of 'sacred play,' even amidst the complexities of existence. Poetry, for me, is the art of making the invisible visible, and sometimes, the invisible includes the persistent presence of light.
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