Laconic is a favorite word right now. I came across it while reading Whereabouts (Jhumpa Lahiri) in the chapter titled At My Mother’s. The dictionaries say it means to use few words in speaking or writing or the minimum amount of words needed to the affect of sounding mysterious, rude, unfriendly, or casual. “And yet…… Continue reading Poetry, Tish Wonders, and Interesting Reads
Tag: Books
Assigned Reading
Books find you when you’re ready to read them, when you need to read them. They just somehow know.
The Secret Lives of Books
Books tend to outlive us. They also tell our stories in addition to the ones printed on their pages.The Family Book of Verse is a lovely hardbound book from 1961, edited by Lewis Gannett. I had read some of the poems before. But one day, as I flipped through it, looking for a short poem…… Continue reading The Secret Lives of Books
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