Kenny, Maurice - Maurice Kenny (essay date Winter 1989)
Maurice Kenny (essay date Winter 1989)
SOURCE: A preface to Rain, and Other Fictions, White Pine Press, 1990, pp. 9-10.
[In the excerpt below from an essay first written in 1989, Kenny comments on fiction and poetry writing.]
Never have I seriously considered myself a storyteller. This is not to say that I do not take the writing of fiction seriously. I take all my writing seriously—poetry, plays, essays, book reviews, letters, and fiction. Writing is my life, and life is a most serious matter indeed. Not writing is almost like ceasing to breathe; it is breath itself, as important as the morning stroll down my Saranac Lake hill or the Oklahoma University campus walk through flowering ovals, the listening to bird song, wind rustle, water rapids, flutes and guitars, the human voice. All writing holds equal importance, although one form may prove to be of a better quality than another. My regret is that I could never present these stories...
[The entire page is 338 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
