A STORY MUST BE HELD Jane Yolen
In addition to writing fiction for children and adults, Jane Yolen is a poet, fairy tale scholar, anthologist, and the editor of Jane Yolen Books, an imprint of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Yolen’s lyrical, mythical poetry has appeared in numerous magazines and collections. The following poem, “A Story Must Be Held,” draws on Yolen’s experiences both as a writer of stories and as an oral storyteller. It comes from Colors of a New Day: Writing for South Africa, a benefit collection featuring the works of a number of English and American writers compiled by Sarah Lefanu and Stephen Hayward.
A story must be held
tightly in the hand,
fingers cupping the weight of it.
Here is “Mr. Fox,”
dark, brooding,
a black rockfall of words
in the center of my palm
A story must be held
loosely in the heart,
black stone of it a second chamber,
the beat of it an echo,
murmuration, remembrance of a voice.
A story must be held
firmly in the mouth,
a pebble between teeth,
a graveled voice:
“This is the tale of Mr. Fox
as it is told in England,
as it is spoke on the moors.”
I shall tell you the tale right now:
with my mouth,
with my heart,
with my hand,
my thumbprint on
a thousand others
already whorled into the stone.
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Саморазвитие
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Детективы
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Фантастика
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