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On learning a language to hear the sound of a beloved voice. Link to full essay: garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/learning-t...
“…how lucky we are that he got so much time for making, and that he used that time so well.”
A lovely tribute, full of wonderful details.
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Gibt es morgen noch ein morgen? Garth Greenwell verwandelt die Klinik zum Roman.
About nine months ago I started studying Latin (again), this time in a class that treats it as a living language and aims for immersion. It’s an absolute waste of time, I can’t recommend it enough. garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/learning-t...
Human meaning is embodied, embedded, holistic--which is one reason ChatGPT & Claude aren't great at translating poems. Link to full essay (no paywall): garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/translatin...
Edmund White died one year ago today. I wrote this piece about the privilege of getting to know him in the last decade of his extraordinary life. Free post; no paywall. garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/on-edmund-...
I wrote about falling in love with my partner through translating his poems—& what it’s like to publish a book of his poems (co-translated with Idra Novey) 13 years later. Free post; no paywall. garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/translatin...
I shared some thoughts on David Hockney, whom I never met but whose work I’ve kept close for a long time. Also: his kindness to the great neglected painter Patrick Angus. Free post, no paywall.
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I wrote about the pleasures & anxieties of translating your partner’s poems—& the grace of having a friend like Idra Novey to help. Also: the surprising joys of making a home with another writer. Free post, no paywall. garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/translatin...
"or for pleasure, the great pleasure of the archive, the great archive of pleasure; we will call this art"
Today's Poem-A-Day, by Andrea Lawlor, is a marvel; please take a minute to read it.
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I shared some thoughts on David Hockney, whom I never met but whose work I’ve kept close for a long time. Also: his kindness to the great neglected painter Patrick Angus. Free post, no paywall.
garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/some-thoug...
