Such is the original name given by Céline Lassalle to these poems, which were born from “solitary spars”.

Generally, spars imply two individuals, but in this case, it is a “solitary” practice, in the sense that the poet or the poetess is “alone”, and he/she plays with inner silence, and the faith in the presence of Muse Poetry in his/her inner sanctuary.

This requires a good depth in the practice of Western meditation, the ability for the spiritual seeker to bring in his/her meditation individualized elements of a knowledge, then consciously let go of what he/she knows, to embark with persistent faith on the silence of Poetry, who is going to “echo” him/her, which the poet/poetess chooses not to expect!

After that, once the verses unveil themselves to his/her inner ear, the poet/poetess stands up, like during a physical spar, then with a great consciousness of the sacred, he/she focuses to pronounce out loud the verses that “descend” within them. They memorize them. They then reach a sort of aim and repeat out loud, still within their meditation, the whole “poetic spar”, and they sit back down; after a few moments of contemplation, they write down the Poem that was inspired to them in a dynamic way.

It is truly magic… and heroic!