Poems for Your Weekend
Rx: Greek Myth in Poetry
Dear Friends,
Myth has played a vital role across time and cultures. In the words of French critic Roland Barthes: “Myth is neither a lie nor a confession: it is an inflexion.” Myths should not be dismissed as pure invention, nor sustained as truth. They occupy a space between the two: they’re not conventionally factual, but that doesn’t mean they can’t …