KSR: How useful do you find the Masterclass?
A. U. Karofi: The class was very educative and in my own opinion anyone that loves poetry needs a class of its sort from time to time.
KSR: What particular thing did you like most about it?
A. U. Karofi: The atmosphere! It was surreal.
KSR: Did you learn anything new? What was it? And do you think that will improve your writing or understanding of poetry?
A. U. Karofi: Of course I did. In all my poetry adventure I have not had a deeper understanding of what a glose or sestina means until that day.
KSR: How true do you find the seven articles of a poet’s faith?
A. U. Karofi: Very true. When you look at the seven articles, they give you a sensational and surreal climate temperament of the art. They give you a feeling with an unquenchable thirst that makes one oscillate one step back for every two steps taken forward and for me that’s what a poet need in his search for momentum towards the spark of life within his soul that will produce a good poem.
KSR: How necessary do you think love poetry is in regeneration of man and society?
A. U. Karofi: We’re all products of love. For that, if not many reasons, love poetry will always have a place to stay within a man’s heart and society as a whole.Love to me is iridescent. And I believe even in hatred there is love because love is abstract.
KSR: A word of advice or suggestions for the facilitators.
A. U. Karofi: I personally think the facilitators have done a great job. Maybe next time the class’ topics should be communicated to the participants so that they can research and have a grasp of the concept of the discourse before coming to the class.
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