HeyJaredThe Curious Apprentice
A never ending self-education on art, literature and life. New essays and reviews three times a month. Musings on poetry every Wednesday. Photo by Ilya Semenov na Unsplash.
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If— - Rudyard Kipling (opens the original)
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Good evening, curious people!I regret to see England go.If losing the World Cup is hard on Brazil — even though it hasn’t been that long since our last victory (2002) — I can’t imagine how hard it must be for the English, who basically invented the game as we know it (association football was first “codified” in the 1860s by them) and haven’t won since 1966.After we were eliminated by Norway, I was rooting for them. Next, I was rooting for England. Now, I will root for Spain (I think they had th
Grief - Elizabeth Barrett Browning (opens the original)
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Good evening, curious people!Apologies for my absence.I happened to be born in a family that watches every Word Cup match, regardless of who is playing (luckily most of us work from home, have flexible hours or are retired/on holiday ‘cause business hours are only interrupted when Brazil is playing)1.That means I barely read or wrote anything since the beginning of the tournament. In fact, some days I even forgot Substack existed. I know I’m always saying I want to post consistently, but Substac
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