I think, maybe, I am not going to die. Two weeks now some sort of something has been gnawing at me. At first, I chalked it up to allergies but last week everything worsened: coughing, lethargy, my voice croaking, rattling. I've tried to sleep as much as possible. I may be on the mend.
Fittingly, we were watching Sicko in class this week.
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I am overworked.
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Saw a glimpse of page layouts for My Index today. Very cool.
About Me
- Paul
- Paul Guest is the author of four volumes of poetry and a memoir. His debut, The Resurrection of the Body and the Ruin of the World, was awarded the 2002 New Issues Poetry Prize. His second collection, Notes for My Body Double, was awarded the 2006 Prairie Schooner Book Prize. His third collection, My Index of Slightly Horrifying Knowledge, was published by Ecco Press/HarperCollins in 2008. His fourth collection, Because Everything Is Terrible, was published by Diode Editions. His poems have appeared in Harper's, The Paris Review, Poetry, Tin House, The Kenyon Review, and elsewhere. His memoir, One More Theory About Happiness, was published by Ecco in May 2010 and selected for the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Program. The recipient of a 2011 Guggenheim Fellowship and a 2007 Whiting Writers' Award, Guest lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.
5 comments:
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yes...there's something an artist has to protect against...living in the machine that society presents as normalcy...you are representative of a group--the canary in the mine, so to speak, so it makes sense that you are suffering this way. however, in order to keep your sanity, heart, and art intact, you have to make choices some of us don't allow ourselves. we all love you. please take care of yourself.
I hope you feel better soon. xo
I'm glad you're on the mend. Thinking about you. Will talk soon.
XO,
Tina
It's so easy to get caught up in what we do, and let ourselves get worn down. So, please remember to take care of yourself.
at least you arent under paid:)
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