In his poem “Commuting,” Clemens Starck writes: “My son, he’s ten, he wants to know what we’re here for.” During the poet’s commute home from a long day at work, he challenges himself to “figure out something,” and he has a twenty-mile drive to do it. We’ve all been where that little boy is: Profound wonderment about our place in the Universe. We’ve all been where that commuter is: Trying to figure out something. This sermon explores our own commute through life, the questions that arise, and the answers we may realize. Or not. Special guest Clemens Starck will interweave his poems throughout the sermon.
About Clemens Starck: Clemens left Princeton University in the late 1950s to read, write, and travel the world. He is the author of six books of poetry, and his resume of “day jobs” includes merchant seaman, journalist, ranch hand, union carpenter, and construction foreman. He now lives in rural Oregon with thousands of his favorite books.