“Wonder is the foundation of all philosophy, inquiry its progress, ignorance its end.” — Michel de Montaigne (1587) Near the beginning of her book, The Edge of the Sea, Marine biologist Rachel Carson describes “one place that stands apart for its revelation of exquisite beauty.” It is, she continues, “a pool hidden within a cave…
Shepherdess O Eiffel Tower this morning the bridges are bleating — Guillaume Apollinaire, “Zone,” translated by Donald Revell 1. What Everyone Has Read Here’s poetry this morning and for prose you’re reading the tabloids Disposable paperbacks filled with crimes and police Biographies of great men a thousand various titles (ibid) To belong to, and to be able…
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1. Earlier this summer I started reading Henry David Thoreau’s Walden. Recently, I have found solace and space for growth by immersing myself in nature and in fine writing; Walden combines both at the highest levels. One of the most quoted passages of Walden explains why the book resonates with me now, as it has…
In most books, the I, or first person, is omitted; in this it will be retained […]. We commonly do not remember that it is, after all, always the first person that is speaking. I should not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well. Unfortunately, I am…
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