THE POWER OF ENDURANCE–OR SURVIVAL ACROSS THE AGES
Growing up in Argentina, my literary diet consisted of a rich and diverse menu of Spanish, German, American and British authors. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra and Juan Ramon Jimenez populated my bookshelf with illustrated volumes of Don Quixote and Platero y Yo, respectively. Joanna Spyri cultivated in me an awe for the Swiss Alps in…
HONORING THE MEMORY OF HEROES
Three years ago, the lives of three families were changed forever. My husband and I were vacationing in Israel when the news announced the disappearance of three teenage boys on their way home from school. It wasn't long before their bodies were discovered not far from where they had last been seen. Because of this,…
READING RILKE
Spending this sultry summer afternoon reading Letters to a Young Poet, by Rainer Maria Rilke. At times, it feels as if these letters had been written directly to me. Like when he says: "You are looking outside, and that's what you should most avoid doing right now. [...] There is only one thing you should…
LINKS TO ENJOY
POEM: THREE SISTERS by Alexandra Goodwin This poem first appeared in the NLAPW Pen Women Poem of the Week in May 2015. Follow the link below to read it: http://www.nlapw.org/2015/06/04/poem-of-the-week-three-sisters-and-the-light-between-us/ POEM: TIERRA DE MIS ANCESTROS Originally published in March 2015 in citaenlasdiagonales.com. Read
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