Poetry: Derek Walcott, “Europa”
Culture • November 2009 • Views: 1,693
An intense, difficult poem that is on the longer side. Why is it important? Walcott - a writer of an actual epic poem, “Omeros” - examines the philosophic problem that generates myth (also see: Plato, “Phaedo” & Nietzsche’s “The Birth of Tragedy” for more of “why do we even bother with myth?”)