Call Me Rumpelstiltskin

Ja ich weiss woher ich stamme... Thus Friedrich Nietzsche began his autobiographical poem Ecce Homo. I know from whence I come. Philosophers and poets have been wrestling with questions of our origins and our ultimate goals since the days of Thales and Sappho. <I>Call Me Rumpelstiltskin</I> is a refreshing continuation of the process of intellectual discovery begun long ago in Ionia. In these verses a philosophy teacher uses poetry as a didactic device to gain the attention of students and of all who have ever looked up and wondered why we are here and where we are going.</P>