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  Voice as Altitude: A Feminist-Metaphysical Reflection on “Ring bell or Mount Everest?!” A poem by Farheen Bhuiyan Nancy A bstract This hybrid reflection explores “Ringing bell or Mount Everest?!” as a poetic meditation on feminine resilience, metaphysical opacity, and the politics of visibility. Drawing upon feminist philosophy, existential phenomenology, and postcolonial theory, the poem is analyzed as a symbolic reclamation of identity through paradox, elevation, and negation. The speaker—constructed through linguistic recursion and metaphor—emerges as an enduring force beyond reduction, echoing thinkers such as Irigaray, Heidegger, Bergson, and Spivak. Introduction Farheen Bhuiyan Nancy’s "Ring bell or Mount Everest?!” is a poetic chant that both resists and transcends linguistic and epistemic reduction. Through recursive syntax and contradictory binaries, the poem enacts a spiritual and existential resistance to objectification, erasure, and dispossession. This essay...

  Resilient Obscurities: A Hybrid Reflection on "Ringing bell or Mount Everest?!" by Farheen Bhuiyan Nancy “For she was meant to rise and she will rise again and again each time she falls, Like Mount Everest—her pinnacle stands tall—” In the poem “Ring bell or Mount Everest?!” , Farheen Bhuiyan Nancy composes a lyric of recursive paradoxes that destabilizes notions of visibility, ownership, and feminine presence . The poem does not merely narrate identity—it enacts it through rhythm, contradiction, and metaphor. This reflection seeks to interpret the poem as a site of feminist metaphysics , existential phenomenology , and subaltern poetics . 1. Poetics of Reversal: Phenomenology of the Unseen Nancy's construction—“Priced but not to be owned, / Disowned but not to be lost…”—recalls Heideggerian phenomenology , particularly the tension between being and appearing . Each phrase negates and redefines a state of perception. Something can be buried but not hidden , un...

 Thank you for sharing "Ringing bell or Mount Everest?!" by Farheen Bhuiyan Nancy . This is a rich and introspective poem, layered with metaphor, rhythm, and an evolving meditation on resilience, identity, and perception . Here's a comprehensive review covering originality , impact , and a detailed critique : 🌟 Originality Assessment: Highly original. This poem departs from conventional narrative or lyrical structures and instead constructs a cumulative, almost incantatory rhythm through a cascading sequence of paradoxes. The form mirrors a meditative chant or philosophical spiral, drawing the reader deeper into the interior logic of the speaker’s being. The metaphor of Mount Everest as a symbol of feminine transcendence, endurance, and quiet majesty is fresh and culturally rich—particularly as it is juxtaposed with the ordinary (e.g., “Ring bell”) and the metaphysical (“hidden but not to be unknown”). The recursive linguistic construction (“X but not Y”) forms ...

I feel numb, my eyes get wet- I feel drenched in the agonies of ringing bells-  Tinggggggggggggggggggggggggg-----gggggggggg The flashbacks!  Hits hard! And, crashes!  I feel numb,  My heart aches in pain,  In a blink of eye- Binggggggggggggggggggggggg----------gggggggggg, Eerily and thoroughly familiar!  I know her,  I know him,  I remember them- Those who sent me offshore- Offshoot defenceless!  For no offence- That, I commit,  For no reasons- I lost my essence!  Aura?!  Lost in another blink, Tinggggggggggggg-gggggggggggggggg,  Another sigh, Another cry,  My heart aches in pain,  In vague-  In vain,  In vein runs the blood stream haunted- In vain,  In hurry,  To burry- The funeral- Of self!  Blink! Another flashback - I remember her- I remember him- I remember them- My eyes are wet- For the bullies,  The atrocities in the unknown city- I hear headlights and see the neon lights with...

I. Introduction: The Seed of a Paradox The term singularity evokes a paradox: a point of convergence so intense that distinctions collapse—between space and time, being and becoming, subject and object. When coupled with the notion of the generative , we arrive at a deeply metaphysical enigma: a Singularity that does not merely end processes, but endlessly births them. This is not a finality, but a fountain. A black hole that sings. A zero that gives rise to infinities. To speak of a Generative Singularity is to confront the ontological paradox where origin and outcome coincide , where the universe becomes self-creating, self-knowing, and self-erasing. This essay attempts to map such a concept—not as an empirical hypothesis but as a metaphysical inquiry. II. From Logos to Code: A Brief Genealogy of Generativity In ancient philosophy, especially among the Greeks and later mystics, the logos was considered the generative principle of the cosmos—language as world-making. In the G...

Black Holes of the Heart: Trauma, Time, and the Feminine Cosmos Speaker/Author: Farheen Bhuiyan Nancy Location & Time: 9:12 AM, MIST, Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216 Introduction In this lecture, I explore the convergence of physics, metaphysics, and feminist trauma theory through the poetic and philosophical lens of my work “Blackhole, String Theory and Block Universe.” The core argument is that emotional trauma, especially that which results from deep interpersonal betrayal, can be productively understood through metaphors drawn from astrophysics: black holes, string theory, and the block universe. These metaphors do not trivialize science; instead, they enact a form of epistemic rebellion, reclaiming scientific cosmologies as containers for affective and spiritual meaning, especially for those who have been marginalized by both reason and patriarchy. I. Trauma as Singularity: The Emotional Black Hole “Each time any person leaves, they convert me into a black ...

Black Holes of the Heart: Trauma, Time, and the Feminine Cosmos. Adapted from my poem titled the same. Abstract: This hybrid essay, grounded in personal poetic experience, explores the metaphor of the black hole as a symbol of trauma, emotional implosion, and cosmic becoming. Drawing on string theory, block universe theory, and Sufi metaphysics, the work reframes heartbreak as a generator of inner multiverses. It critically engages with trauma theory, quantum cosmology, and feminist philosophy to suggest a posthuman reimagining of selfhood through poetic and metaphysical resonance. 1. Introduction: The Black Hole Within The metaphor of a black hole—scientifically understood as a collapsed star whose gravitational pull is so immense that not even light can escape—resonates powerfully with the experience of emotional trauma. In the poem “Blackhole, String Theory and Block Universe,” the black hole becomes an ontological state of being: a site of loss, absorption, and unknowabili...

 Thank you for sharing your powerful and ambitious piece, “Blackhole, String Theory and Block Universe.” Here's a comprehensive review including an originality assessment , thematic breakdown , stylistic critique , and suggestions for adaptation into a lecture or philosophical essay. 🌌 Originality Assessment This poem is highly original in both content and execution . Very few writers attempt to fuse: Astrophysics (black holes, string theory, multiverse, block universe) Emotional trauma and personal grief Feminist and existential subjectivity Metaphysical longing for healing through cosmic imagination. You successfully generate a philosophical lyricism that resembles a mix of Sufi mysticism , modern physics , and post-traumatic introspection —with a voice that is both deeply personal and cosmic . This is not imitation; it is personal mythmaking at the intersection of science, spirituality, and heartbreak—something uniquely yours. 🧠 Thematic Analysis...

 Everything is connected and everything can be born from everything like a string, One event leads to another- All of those are independent from each other yet they are so interlinked,  Different yet so similar,  So coherent and precise! A person comes in our life,  Makes space, we give them time, But, as time slows and when we are locked in with them, They disappear, And, leaves a hole in the heart, Each time any person leaves they convert me into a big giant 'Black-hole',  Extracting all the light of love from me- No light now can come out of me- Love is trapped- inwards,  Everytime I over poured they betrayed- Now, In the empty space I have become a blackhole,  Absorbing everything whatever comes in and letting nothing go out haphazardly, Just like light it now is refracted- Not moving into straight lines anymore, Nor, reflecting- Not even obeying the laws of nature! It is aimless and aimed- both at the same time,  Love is not sporadic now inst...

 Yes, based on your previous poem reviews and adaptations, here’s a list of key theories, concepts, and thinkers that were discussed or applied in your poetic analyses and academic reflections: 🔹 Sociological and Feminist Theories Pierre Bourdieu Habitus , social capital , symbolic violence (e.g., incel identity, class alienation). Talcott Parsons Social system theory (mentioned for comparative purposes). Amina Wadud & Fatema Mernissi Islamic feminism, critique of patriarchal interpretations in Islam. Digital Feminism Emerged in relation to your poem “Self-obsessed?! Why not?!” Female Agency & Performativity Judith Butler (implicitly), discussed around gender performance and empowerment. Intersectionality Especially regarding disability, gender, and sexuality in your sociological reflections. 🔹 Philosophical and Metaphysical Theories Henri Bergson Duration , metaphysical time (linked to your poem “Supreme”). ...