PinnedRobert A B SawyerBello’s Final DaysYou’ve come for something, I suppose. Something rare and dear and of no use to me. My carpets? My coin collection? Come to see me with hat…Apr 19, 2021Apr 19, 2021
PinnedRobert A B SawyerLegacyWe die with empty hands That was your final lesson.Feb 20, 2021Feb 20, 2021
Robert A B SawyerThinking About KafkaIn his introduction to The Trial, George Steiner wrote: “The thought that there is anything fresh to be said of Franz Kafka’s The Trial is…Nov 30, 2023Nov 30, 2023
Robert A B SawyerWhy Don’t Americans Love Americans/ 7. Identity PoliticsI Celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. — Walt…Aug 28, 2023Aug 28, 2023
Robert A B SawyerA Little AdriftToday we walked into a branch of LensCrafters to buy sunglasses. As we walked past the slouching security guard, who, if he weren’t a…Aug 28, 2023Aug 28, 2023
Robert A B SawyerORANGE BLOSSOM[Avro Pärt] took a pen out of his pocket and put it in front of me, as if that would explain everything. ‘Schubert’s pen,’ he said, ‘was…Jul 4, 20231Jul 4, 20231
Robert A B SawyerGood NightTo find His light I made my own dark. Although I’d been assured It was extinguished some time ago I continue on.May 7, 2023May 7, 2023
