Shared with us by Simet.
It's the birthday of Gary Snyder www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/167, (books by this author: www.amazon.com/gp/search born in San Francisco (1930).
He said, "As a poet I hold the most archaic values on earth. They go back to the Neolithic: the fertility of the soil, the magic of animals, the power-vision in solitude, the terrifying initiation and rebirth, the love and ecstasy of the dance, the common work of the tribe."
It's the birthday of Gary Snyder www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/167, (books by this author: www.amazon.com/gp/search born in San Francisco (1930).
He said, "As a poet I hold the most archaic values on earth. They go back to the Neolithic: the fertility of the soil, the magic of animals, the power-vision in solitude, the terrifying initiation and rebirth, the love and ecstasy of the dance, the common work of the tribe."
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Re: Thought for the day...
Fri, June 27, 2008 - 3:35 PMI feel the spirit of my friends in my heart.
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Re: Thought for the day...
Mon, June 30, 2008 - 6:23 AMPoets helped keep the tribes in knowledge by passing on "secret" information.By keeping the myths alive to add cohesion to their peoples.
That is a fantastic quote.
