Las Calles de Borges

“Poets, like the blind, can see in the dark.”
Jorge Luis Borges

The topic of my lesson today was literature. I spoke about what society considers to be literature and asked what genre of writing is most likely to win the Nobel Peace Prize. We determined that popular fiction is rarely given the respect that it sometimes deserves. In contrast we agreed that most often the work that challenges us to see beyond ourselves and elevates our being to a higher level is least likely to sell copies at the book store.

My student spoke about Argentine poet Jorge Luis Borges. I was curious so I looked him up and found this lovely video made in homage to him. It was filmed in 2010 in Buenos Aires and Capilla del Señor, Argentina.