I believe to be read as a writer is to open the self to the breeze and winds of the world around and within the self. Opening the self within is probably a more vital aspect?
I'm not quite sure what this poem means, but my sense of it is that Roethke is actually talking about what it means to be a poet and a public figure whose utterances are like a house that is open for all to see and that he is not entirely happy with this situation. Am I wrong in interpreting it this way?
I’m naked to the bone,
With nakedness my shield.
Myself is what I wear:
I keep the spirit spare.
My mother had this quote pinned up in my childhood home. I didn’t know where it came from. Thank you for allowing me to find my way to the full poem.
Roethke speaks to me on the deepest level. Here is one example of that.
Roethke is a wonderful American poet. The Far Field collection is timeless.
Timeless, that is a powerful word
To reach the depths of despair and find one's truth yet lives.
This is one great poem!!! Thank you!
Yes
What a terrific Wyeth!
Almost too powerful, too spare, for words…..
Deeply moving.
Investment always pays off!
Love never gives up! Love always hopes!
Don’t be a quitter!
Love it.
Best wishes to all my comrades in arms. Dave pi 3.14
My truths are all foreknown. I can feel the pain of this and simultaneously, the comfort and consolation. Beautiful.
Can it be that simple,hat a writer is an open book? You are an inspiration. Thank you.
I believe to be read as a writer is to open the self to the breeze and winds of the world around and within the self. Opening the self within is probably a more vital aspect?
Yes.
The virtuosity of Voila
Lovely
I'm not quite sure what this poem means, but my sense of it is that Roethke is actually talking about what it means to be a poet and a public figure whose utterances are like a house that is open for all to see and that he is not entirely happy with this situation. Am I wrong in interpreting it this way?
Thank you, Jon. You are probably right.
body metaphor
par excellence.