Poetry begins as the divine speech of the bicameral mind. Then, as the bicameral mind breaks down, there remain prophets. The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976)
Poetry, from describing external events objectively, is becoming subjectified into a poetry of personal conscious expression. The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976)
I shall state my thesis plain. The first poets were gods. Poetry began with the bicameral mind. The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976)