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What do we reach for when the life we built stops working, when creativity vanishes and the world shrinks down to something unbearable? The path back from that edge can look nothing like we expect, and sometimes it starts with a commitment we make to ourselves about where we will show up and what we refuse to bring there.
We forget that our bodies hold intelligence our minds have lost access to, that presence is not a gift but a muscle we have to rebuild after spending too long trapped in our own thoughts. The way back to ourselves often requires us to slow down enough to notice what has been right in front of us the entire time, and sometimes that simple act of paying attention becomes the thing that saves us.
Aaron Poochigian
Aaron Poochigian is a poet, classics scholar, and translator who lives and writes in New York City. His many translations include Stung with Love (Penguin UK) — a translation of Sappho, and Marcus Aurelius’ “Meditations” (forthcoming from W.W. Norton).
His work has appeared in such newspapers and journals as The Financial Times, The New York Review of Books, and Poetry Magazine. His new book is Four Walks in Central Park: A Poetic Guide to the Park.
Aaron's Resources
Four Walks in Central Park - Book
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