“The poem comes in the form of a blessing, like rapture breaking on the mind.” MindFormBlessingRapture Author:Stanley Kunitz
“Poetry is ultimately mythology, the telling of stories of the soul. 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.” NeedsMindSoulStoriesWaitingSleepRaceHeroDiedBottomMythMythologyPoetry IsWisdom And Experience Author:Stanley Kunitz