Take a Risk

My friend, Stephen Lack is having an exhibition of his recent paintings, called Drive By shown in Montreal from May 7th to June 14th, 2010. The opening is on Thursday, May 6th, 2010 at 5pm, with the artist in attendance. I will go there to see the paintings and the artist. It will be held at the Galerie Pangée, #40 Rue St Paul W. in Old Montreal. Steve says that he likes working with this gallery which takes risks. He reminded me that his drawings were first published in my first book of poems, At the Foot of Sinai. As it has been out of print for awhile, I have been intending to reprint it. For further information about the exhibition, please contact Margot Ross at margot@galeriepangee.com or 514.845.3368.

Aside from publicizing the exhibition, I wanted to expand a little on the idea of risk taking. The gallery takes risks, Steve takes risks, I take risks. It is too bad that today, too many people are afraid to take risks. We are too ensconced in our ways, too comfortable, too afraid. True that it is possible to fail, - that's what risk means, but more important, there is a chance for success. Only with risk is there a chance for success beyond your wildest dreams. Opening a new business is a risk. Publishing an unpublished poet is a risk, exhibiting an artist is a risk. Trying to achieve your dream is a risk. But without taking the risk, it will not happen.

Are you willing to take risks? I am.