Poetry in Life of Pi

In Life of Pi, Yann Martel does not directly address poetry, but poetry can be connected to the novel through Pi's expansive interest in faith and religion. As a young Hindu boy, Pi also became very interested and involved in Catholicism and Islam. When Pi describes his love for religion and faith he becomes very poetic. This is shown when he describes that he is a "Hindu because of sculpted cones of red kumkum powder... clanging bells to announce one's arrival to God... because of foreheads carrying, variously signified, the same word--faith (47)." The entire passage is said very descriptive and poetic way. Pi's faith inspires him to see the world around him in a new light, causing him to think and act in a poetic way, without realizing it.