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"There's more to it than that, because words are everywhere, even in silence, which is never complete silence is it?" -Roberto Bolaño, 2666 (Translated by Natasha Wimmer)
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On Words #17
Monday, December 5, 2011
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About Me
- Nazifa
- Corvallis, Oregon, United States
- Nazifa Islam grew up in Novi, Michigan. She graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in English and is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts at Oregon State University. Her poetry and paintings have appeared in a number of publications, including Anomalous Press, From the Depths, Fat City Review, splinterswerve, and Flashquake. Her debut poetry 'Searching for a Pulse' was recently released by Whitepoint Press.
Dig 2666 and the quote you've chosen. We attempt to understand everything with words, unspoken words. What about when there wasn't formal language? Hmm and hahing and trying to understand. I love Bolano.
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