Yesterday on NPR, novelist Eric Wilson talked about his book Against Happiness, an argument for melancholia — what he calls “mild to moderate sadness” — as an acceptable and fulfilling mode of moving (or maybe not) through the world.
Intrigued, I immediately Googled him hoping that in his author photo he would be curled up against [...]
Archive for February 13th, 2008
Putting the “Pin” Back in Happiness
Posted in "Reasons To Survive November", Against Happiness, All Things Considered, Dark To Mortal Eyes, Eric Wilson, Humor, Jesus Camp, John Keats, Life, Negative Capability, Tony Hoagland on February 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
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