Great Regulars: Thus separated from my actual life,

I thought I would be able to remember it clearly enough to write about it. During this vacation someone else cooked and delivered my meals. I ate, slept, walked, swam. The rest of the time I functioned as a memory machine, remembering and writing.

But then, in the middle of my vacation, I fell in love, and life recommenced.

from The Washington Post: Poet's Choice By Sarah Manguso

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