The Vain Summer: Begin Writing One Thing You Want to Write
Daily Nourishment Read Time: 35 seconds
Pause/Prompt/Practice Time: 15 minutes
behold the dry guest,
the wind,
as it stirs up quarrels
among magnolia boughs
- Carlo Betocchi, Translated by Geoffrey Brock
Pause.
Take six deep breaths with a six-count inhale and a six-count exhale. Then read the poem “Summer” by Carlo Betocchi and translated by Geoffrey Brock.
Prompt.
Set a timer for seven minutes and make three lists: Five things you want to do this summer, five things you want to avoid this summer, and five things you want to write this summer.
Practice.
Set a timer for 10 minutes and begin doing one thing you want to do this summer or begin writing one thing you want to write this summer.
Want More?
Read the translator’s note for the poem “Summer” by Carol Betocchi
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