The Poet's Journey to the Underworld

Poems of Myth Arise out of Collective Unconscious to Signal Rebirth Poets from time immemorial have used journey of Orpheus to the underworld to signal transformation and rebirth. Featuring poems of Virgil, Rilke and Mark Strand. Metaphor of Descent and Rebirth Poets have always been interested in the journey of descent whether into the underworld as in early Greek myths of Persephone’s abduction by Hades or Orpheus in search of his beloved Eurydice. Ever since the days of Virgil right up to modern day, stories of descent have been the topic of poets. They are metaphorical descents, of course, for no one really means to enter the word of the dead and return. So what are these journeys meant to signify? Called to Transformation Traditionally, with each descent a transformation is in order. The hero or heroine sacrifices... [read full story]