During the Spanish-American war a group of artists, from all corners and crafts, gathered to become the “Generation of ‘98” reviving the Spanish’s consciousness and literary culture.
Of the most well known, perhaps, is Antonio Machado with his work: Campos de Castilla. An “intellectual rebel.” [niiiiiice.]
His influences, and greatest friends, included the likes of Paul Verlaine, Ruben Dario and Oscar Wilde.
I was in yoga this morning (finally) – I sometimes take class from this teacher right down the street from me, who devotes the whole class to playing unbelievable music. Today, he played this poem by Machado over synthesizers and American beats. It was incredible.
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No, my soul is not asleep.
It is awake, wide awake.
It neither sleeps nor dreams.
but watches,
its eyes wide open,
far-off things, and listens
at the shore of
the great silence.
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