Thursday, November 22, 2007

Paulo Coelho Blog - Warrior of the light

I once sent Paulo Coelho a poem I wrote. The poem may have reflected his beliefs somewhat, especially since I am, to some extent a fatalist.... well, at least most of the time. Naturally, I did not expect to hear from him and I was pretty sure it would end up in his junk folder.

It therefore came as a great surprise when I received a reply a month or so later. The reply came from Paulo himself, and it wasn't a generic response. He had a few nice things to say about it and he thanked me. From his lines it was apparent that he had read what I sent him, and that it wasn't a computer generated response. I was elated. For several years before and since, I have read his journal, which is quite a collection of nuggets.

I may not like all his books, but his journal is quite wonderful. I receive an email digest, but it is also available online. This particular entry was really quite nice to read.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

And which poem did you send to Paul coelho? You got me all curious....

What was his response? why dont you post his response?

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Anonymous said...

yawnnnn

Anonymous said...

i hate this silence....

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A-Muse said...

Hey Arya,
post the poem, please?

Anonymous said...

silence is golden...expect some thing good finally

space and clarity said...

GB: Me's been hibernating somewhat hence the delay ... have u already gone back? ... the poem's already on the site under the "Original Verse" link on the right bin - "Wars of Time"

A-Muse said...

Read it (your poem ie.), loved it.
Btw, looks liek a lots been happeninge in this space (and much clarity? :-) ) since th elast time I was here. Another "Sowmya"? :)among other fans?
Nopes, am not in Blore. Am back here. The trip was a washout - will tell more when I talk to you.

space and clarity said...

well..... no more clarity than was ever available unfortunately :) still stuck in the mire