For writers, there is no escaping the city. At various stages in life, our innermost narratives are formed by the shape of its streets, just as its collective history is a central character in the daily news. We write and read the city, from the grand urban epics to the ads on the subway, to the keyboard from which we seek to describe it, and again in the views we take in when looking away from our screens.
Lovely piece. Looking forward to reading and experiencing it!
“Cities are artifices that pretend to civilize their users. The ancient idea of civitas proposes harmonious coexistence among different individuals. Yet not only do the streets modify those who live in them, but the opposite also happens. I love the spontaneous ornaments that decorate cities, from the colored chewing gum that covers the trunk of a tree with a pointillist aesthetic to the shoes that hang from the light wires to the graffiti.”
Loved reading this and for the new books I’ll be adding to my reading list. Thank you!
Lovely piece. Looking forward to reading and experiencing it!
“Cities are artifices that pretend to civilize their users. The ancient idea of civitas proposes harmonious coexistence among different individuals. Yet not only do the streets modify those who live in them, but the opposite also happens. I love the spontaneous ornaments that decorate cities, from the colored chewing gum that covers the trunk of a tree with a pointillist aesthetic to the shoes that hang from the light wires to the graffiti.”