As I waited for the bus I watchedthe tides of linden tree seedssplashing on the pavement after a flightof a few feet: they won’t take root,car tires will crush themin a fine powder that the earthwill swallow with September’s rains.I was stupefied by their wits, by...
The most valuable aspect of my stay here at Civitella was uninterrupted time. It meant that I could start writing whenever I wanted in the morning. I could break for tea when I needed to. I could go for a walk and come back with a brilliant breakthrough to a...
For some artists working is the greatest pleasure possible. My stay at the Civitella Ranieri Center enabled me to immerse myself in uninterrupted work for six glorious weeks. The absence of all the annoying little chores and responsibilities that constitute...
