Mountain Man and the Art of Writing

Stanley Kunitz Passes On

America's poet laurate passed away this week. At 100, he lived a fantastic life. Reading the NY Times article on the man, I came across a quote I believe to be extremely important to put up on this blog. As a writer, I couldn't agree more with this statement:

"Poetry is ultimately mythology, the telling of stories of the soul," he wrote. "The old myths, the old gods, the old heroes have never died. They are only sleeping at the bottom of our minds, waiting for our call. We have need of them, for in their sum they epitomize the wisdom and experience of the race."

posted by Japhy Hunter (aka Daniel) @ 4:47 AM