A few months ago, I wrote an essay for a new(ish) publication out of Notre Dame called Virtues and Vocations. The editors asked me to contribute a piece on the theme of generosity, and so I tried to describe what this strange virtue looks like from where I stand.
Hats off to alloparents. Neruda's images are so powerful, I feel the vibrations of his voice as I read, even in translation
Thanks, Jim! Yes, I agree re: Neruda.