Art is the Proper Task of Life

By: Erik Rittenberry

We have a special treat for readers today. The following article was written by Erik Rittenberry, the man and the mind behind the publication Poetic Outlaws.

Poetic Outlaws seeks to revive the Promethean fire of the dead poets and artists in an attempt, however futile, to elevate the modern soul out of the sludge of the status quo.

In the words of the greatest writer of the 20th century, Henry Miller: “Who but the artist has the power to open man up, to set free the imagination? The others - priest, teacher, saint, statesman, warrior - hold us to the path of history. They keep us chained to the rock, that the vultures may eat out our hearts. It is the artist who has the courage to go against the crowd; he is the unrecognized ‘hero of our time’ - and of all time.”

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This article originally appeared on Poetic Outlaws here. I’m sharing it with The BoldBrush Letter because in it, Erik has explored an important topic, perhaps the most important topic for creative people.

Editor’s Note: In two days, this post will be locked and is available only to paid members because we don’t want this duplicate content on the open web in a way that might draw traffic away from Erik’s original post. If you are not a BoldBrush paid subscriber, you can still read the entire post here.