"Being a published poet is more dangerous than being a deep-sea diver," said James W. Pennebaker, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and an expert on the topic. "But it's possible that if they weren't doing poetry they may have killed themselves off earlier."from the NY Times Article: Going Early Into That Good Night
Glad I'm not too into poetry. I like life. :)
Article via Jenn
Posted by Julie Young at April 26, 2004 11:12 PMThe link didn't work for me, Julie. I love writing poetry. Does that say anything about me? Or am I just a tortured soul ;^)
Posted by: Karissa at April 27, 2004 12:13 AMI can't say that I am surprised by this article. In fact, I have written about writers and their short lives on my blog, too. Common knowledge, I suppose. It is nice to have it in writing though :-D
Posted by: Amanda at April 27, 2004 01:05 AMI made it into JY's blog! Yay!
Posted by: Jenn at April 27, 2004 01:52 PMHappy graduation! Keep blogging, Julie. -- Dr. A.
Posted by: Mike Arnzen at May 1, 2004 01:14 PM