WORDS OF WISDOM

From the beginning of literature, poets and writers have based their narratives on crossing borders, on wandering, on exile, on encounters beyond the familiar. The stranger is the archetype in epic poetry, in novels. The tension between alienation and assimilation has always been a basic theme.

~Jhumpa Lahiri

Books And More Books

I went to the bookstore yesterday with my wife. She purchased a couple of books while decided not to. I look at my bookcase and see all the books that I have to read. It's amazing that I have all these books and have yet to read them. I've read a lot of books this year. Goes to show you that there's a lot of quality (and not so quality) literature out there.   

I've fallen a little behind because of some personal issues but I'm back at it now. There are times I wonder if I'm a little wacky for reading so much and there are other times where I feel the need to know more. I don't know if there will ever be a happy medium but I do enjoy the challenge.

Becoming A Well Rounded Writer

When I was in college I enjoyed the courses taken in Shakespeare, John Milton, film and theater. As an English minor my interest in modern and and ancient writing piqued my interest in literature as a whole. 

I started writing poetry in earnest only two years ago. I love to read horror stories and have attempted writing a story set in a castle. One goal I have is to write a full length play. As you can see I have interest in all forms of literature.  Part of being a good writer, I believe,is to try my hand in all forms of the arts.

 I have been evolving as a  poet because I want to share with the public about life and how we are all part of the solutions that will be needed to make our world a better place. The quote I posted in my last posting bears that thought out.