Superb. I was recommending some writers the other day, all of whom were long, long dead, the response from my acquaintances predictably lukewarm. I know it sounds tragic, but I think many people of a literary persuasion (and, I would assume, an artistic persuasion more generally) feel a far greater connectedness to authors and poets they…
Superb. I was recommending some writers the other day, all of whom were long, long dead, the response from my acquaintances predictably lukewarm. I know it sounds tragic, but I think many people of a literary persuasion (and, I would assume, an artistic persuasion more generally) feel a far greater connectedness to authors and poets they are separated from by both space and time than those with whom they are literally surrounded with. And in a sense, that isn't tragic at all; it is a connection unlike any most people will ever know.
Anyway, I hope you are enjoying your fourth of July, my fellow Brit-born immigrant.
Superb. I was recommending some writers the other day, all of whom were long, long dead, the response from my acquaintances predictably lukewarm. I know it sounds tragic, but I think many people of a literary persuasion (and, I would assume, an artistic persuasion more generally) feel a far greater connectedness to authors and poets they are separated from by both space and time than those with whom they are literally surrounded with. And in a sense, that isn't tragic at all; it is a connection unlike any most people will ever know.
Anyway, I hope you are enjoying your fourth of July, my fellow Brit-born immigrant.