Tag: Portland
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what I would have said at the OBA ceremony
As preparation for the Oregon Book Awards ceremony, finalists are asked to prepare a few words, under two minutes, to say just in case. I gave my words a lot of thought and, though I did not win, I feel like sharing these words with you here below. * OBA (non)acceptance speech I first moved […]
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* translation 3/3 on the friday influence
(from Proverbios y Cantares – Antonio Machado) * XXXII. Oh faith of meditation! Oh faith after deep thought! When a heart returns to earth, the human cup overflows, and the sea swells. *** This week, The Friday Influence presents the work of the great Spanish poet Antonio Machado. I first ran across the above poem […]