Good stuff, Nate. Enjoyed your reflections. I forgot about this book. I read it in seminary on recommendation from an artist friend as we recognized our mutual crafts required fighting resistance. Reminds me, too, of this Kierkegaard quote: “ What is a poet? A poet is an unhappy being whose heart is torn by secret sufferings, but whose lips are so strangely formed that when the sighs and the cries escape them, they sound like beautiful music… and men crowd about the poet and say to him: “Sing for us soon again”; that is as much to say: May new sufferings torment your soul.”
Casey, based on your calling, it makes perfect sense that you read this book and gained something from it. That quote from Kierkegaard is haunting! Beautiful and spot-on. Thank you, my friend.
Great review! I’m realizing I’ve been resisting reading this book, so thanks for the push.
Thanks, Kev! I'd love to hear your opinion once you read it.
Good stuff, Nate. Enjoyed your reflections. I forgot about this book. I read it in seminary on recommendation from an artist friend as we recognized our mutual crafts required fighting resistance. Reminds me, too, of this Kierkegaard quote: “ What is a poet? A poet is an unhappy being whose heart is torn by secret sufferings, but whose lips are so strangely formed that when the sighs and the cries escape them, they sound like beautiful music… and men crowd about the poet and say to him: “Sing for us soon again”; that is as much to say: May new sufferings torment your soul.”
Casey, based on your calling, it makes perfect sense that you read this book and gained something from it. That quote from Kierkegaard is haunting! Beautiful and spot-on. Thank you, my friend.