Tag: Solitude
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“Nighttime Reading With Marcos: Pablo Neruda”
This is a special segment of TWB podcast, called Nighttime Reading with Marcos. I read every night, and sometimes, when I’m really getting into it, I talk to myself. So I thought, what the heck, turn on the recorder and share it with listeners. This first one is on a poem by Chilean Pablo Neruda,…
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Solitude and Writing
For me, writing has always meant a certain, daily, disciplined solitude. I get up, make an espresso, avoid the computer/phone/newspaper/child/wife, and head straight to my room, where I stay for at least five hours, if I’m lucky. That’s a long time to be alone. And I mean, really alone–absolutely no contact with the outside world. But it’s…