In the January 2010 issue of Poetry, the Canadian poet Carmine Starnino stated: writing poetry is not, in itself, a prayerful activity. In a response to a reader comment in Poetry’s April issue he said: prayer is silently broadcast, an act of inward surrender. Poetry…is meant to be shared. These felt like fighting words to [...]
Monthly Archives: November 2010
WELCOME TO THE FIRST BLOG POST!
November 2, 2010 – 4:43 pm
Welcome! This is the first of the occasional blog posts I look forward to writing in the months and years ahead on this website. Welcome! Welcome to this blog and welcome to this website – Recovering Words. I chose the name Recovering Words to capture the mystery at the heart of poetry. The mystery that [...]