Essays
EVERYTHING AROUND ME IS SHAKING
Introduction by translator Sophie Lewis JANUARY 23, 2010—DANY LAFERRIÈRE IS IN HAITI FOR THE LITERARY FESTIVAL ETONNANTS VOYAGEURS. LIKE SO MANY OTHERS,…
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MUCH BOTHERED WITH BUFFALO
What makes us start writing a diary? The dawning of another year? Or perhaps the beginning of a whole new life? I…
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THE NIGHT I GOT LOST ON THE WAY HOME FROM CHINA
“…And I will think of you when I’m dead in my grave”- Tom Waits The beginning of this century found me, mentally,…
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THE MEANING OF FORAGING
No, I should love the city lessEven than this, my thankless lore;But I desire the wildernessOr weeded landslips of the shore. – The…
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WHAT MONTAIGNE CAN TEACH US ABOUT ULTRAPROCESSED FOODS
The wisdom of Michel de Montaigne extends to most spheres of human life, not excepting agriculture and matters of the palate. In…
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At the Sight of Beauty Desideratum for Beauty with a Capital B
At the sight of Beauty, the soul grows wings. —Plato, Greek philosopher (428—348 BC) Beauty kindles love, humility, compassion; As a central…
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