« Il y a un instant où la mort a toutes les cartes et où elle abat d'un seul coup les quatre as sur la table. »
—Christian #Bobin [1951 - 2022]
"We have art in order not to die of the truth."
Emmanuel David
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poemakontsaThinking of Theseus and his choices this morning with this Stephen Dobyns poem called "Theseus within the Labyrinth":
better to live like any of us,
thinking to outwit the darkness, but knowing it'll catch us, that we will be surprised like the Minotaur on his couch when the door slams back
and the hired gun of our personal destruction burst upon us
Alberto ChimalAcerca de Annie Ernaux, Premio Nobel de Literatura, por la poeta mexicana Nadia Contreras.
#literatura #escritoras #AnnieErnaux #libros #booktodon #PremioNobel
Paul Filev#AmReading MAURICE GUEST by #HenryHandelRichardson, aka Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson, born in Melbourne in 1870.
Started it this morning, but only read the first page. Loved the unfamiliar use of "tell off" & the alliteration in this bit: "and on descending the shallow steps, they told off into groups, where all talked at once, with lively gesticulation."
Just finished Ch 1 & would keep reading, but I've had a few beers & about to nod off. Excerpt from the end of the chapter follows:
