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TIL- sluagh
TIL (from Olivia Atwater who after 3.5 rapidly consumed books is now on my “pre-order whatever they write” list) that there is a type of fairies in Scotland that are, basically, ghosts or “unforgiven dead” and that their name, sluagh, comes from the same root as слуга and comes from “host” or “army”. Yesterday I……
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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……
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