-
In Balance
Jorge Guillén, tr. from the Spanish by David Ferry I am so happy. It is wonderfulTo breathe the air and be in the morning light.On a day like this, if the soul weighs anythingIt is like the weight of a flower bending itselfDown to the earth in the weightless light and air. Everything calmly gives……
-
TIL
-
TIL
In Poland “some 6 percent of Jews who paid to be hidden survived the war, as opposed to nearly half of those who were hidden out of altruism.” Mikanowski, Jacob. Goodbye, Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land (p. 232) Unfortunately being likeable is a survival trait
All Posts
