Into the Unknown (The National Library of Poetry) - Hardcover

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9781575533476: Into the Unknown (The National Library of Poetry)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1575533472 ISBN 13: 9781575533476

Publisher: National Library of Poetry, 1996

When you think about delving into the unknown, do you shudder with fear at the prospect of facing the unfamiliar and strange, or do you quiver with anticipation at the idea that there is something fresh and exciting which you are about to encounter? Often it is a combination of both apprehension and excitement which taints our beings as we embark on the unknown - whether this unknown be as universal as giving birth to a child or as unique as experiencing the wonders of astral projection. And just as there are concrete adventures that toss us into the unfamiliar, so there are abstract ones. Writing is an example of an abstract avenue on which we travel to encounter the unknown: as a writer, you must constantly reach into that unknown part of your soul to spark your imagination and creativity; as a reader of others' writings, you are continuously brought into foreign territory and introduced to new experiences. There are also those writings which effectively throw the reader into a new adventure by presenting a persona who is embarking into the unknown. This book, "Into the Unknown," is an anthology of just such poems - all original, diverse, fresh and skillfully crafted, and all overflowing with feelings and insight. The Grand Prize winner in this collection is C. J. Sivert of Paden City, West Virginia, for the poem "This Quiet Night."

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