Usually my posts aren't exactly chatty, but I've been rereading the amazing COLOSSUS OF MAROUSI by Henry Miller. And so I feel like talking. Just yesterday I was reading it on the subway and the train to work. I told my students that it was incredible for me to reread this … [Read more...]
WHAT IS YOUR REASON FOR TRAVEL? Business, Pleasure, Family
Whenever I find this question on the customs form (What is the purpose of your travel: Business, Pleasure, Family) I have no idea how to answer. Most of the time for me, well, basically, it's all three. My work is my pleasure and my pleasure my work and more often than not … [Read more...]
Not To Be Missed
Below follows a poem I wrote about Paris and a very quick sketch of the Parc Monceau. The poem is about how whenever we travel friends tell us oh you must see this and you must eat here. All of which I dutifully did until I realized that the best discoveries (in fact in a sense … [Read more...]
NOT TO BE MISSEDThe Park Monceau, the Jardins du Alfred KahnThe little canal (not easy to find)that follows the Seine.Have peach melba at the Place Vendome;Walk to Montmartre; see the street where I lived.We carry the memories of othersAway with us like extra baggageScribbled on … [Read more...]
Suggested Reading
Last night, after the recommendation of a friend, I began a novel set in Turkey, entitled THE SEA-CROSSED FISHERMAN by Yashar Kemal. Because I'm going to Turkey soon, I'd asked around for suggested reading. I actually had the book on my shelf, but had forgotten about it until … [Read more...]
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