L’infinito del linguaggio. La poesia come esperienza bi-logica e la scrittura degli haiku

Abstract

In the work of Ignacio Matte Blanco, poetry represents a field of research, within which it is possible to investigate the concepts of bi-logical epistemology, opening up original horizons, capable of bringing out the infinite through the aesthetic text. From this point of view, poetry, universally considered as a realm of emotion, shows an extraordinary convergence of the two ways of being present in humans, the first based on asymmetrical relationship and the second on symmetrical ones. In this perspective, the paper aims to investigate the relationship between bi-logic and poetry starting from the theory of Matte Blanco, paying attention particularly to the smallest existing composition, the haiku. Indeed, we argue that in the concise Japanese poetry the perception of the ‘indivisible way of being’, theorized by the Chilean psychoanalyst, flows in an original way: in a very small space of seventeen syllables and three lines there is the power to express deep emotions. On the other hand, it is clearly evident that the spirit of haiku can only exist within a fixed formal structure, understood not so much in terms of a limit, but rather as a way for the poet to refine his reflective skills.