Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Great Regulars: Whereas we tend to consign a dark,

bittersweet nostalgia to the all-encompassing dustbin of sentimentality, the Hispanic sensibility has saved it as a poignant and durable feeling relating to the transitoriness of life. Saudade, like duende, is a name for something we don't have an official word or term for in English, but can recognize when manifested in music or called back in poetry.

from The Washington Post: Poet's Choice By Edward Hirsch

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