Here’s a lovely piece from today’s paper–Hindered by language, united by love of words, by David Masello:
I explained that I was spending a 10-day vacation in Vitorchiano studying poetry, the writing and reading of it with a famous American poet named David Baker and 15 other students. I knew my Italian wasn’t sufficient to tell her that even though I make my living as an editor, I decided to spend my vacation also working with words and deadlines.
myfanwy collins 