I recall casually picking up Emily Wilson’s translation of The Iliad in a bookstore once and being instantly stunned by the power of the Ancient Greek that she managed to pack into English. Then came The Odyssey—equally strong. The best part came years later when I saw her remove her jacket, reveal her badass ink, and then—read. If you’re unsure what […]
Tag: Poetry
Purpose of Poetry
I was asked: What is poetry for? Here am I, once again, a honey bee buzzing around the flowers on a tapestry, knowing all is but an illusion, yet such illusions are all I know. My life dissolves into verse. I am beginning to understand why poetry exists. Feelings distilled. A distillation of emotion. Rumi does this: “My heart is […]
