Consolations by David Whyte

Read the full post at - Consolations by David Whyte I don’t remember how or why I came across David Whyte’s work, but I’m very thankful I did. Consolations is a collection of short essays and poems. Each entry is just a page or two—a few hundred words at most. But Whyte packs an incredible amount of meaning into that small space. His writing has this rare combination: beautiful vocabulary and keen observation of how life is actually lived, paired with the deep craft of saying something meaningful in very few words. It’s the kind of writing that doesn’t exist much anymore. When we think of great books, we usually think of long novels. But there’s real mastery in creating something this short and this dense. The book is short in length but not short in time. It takes a while to get through because each piece demands you slow down and think. It’s restorative and contemplative in the best way. What I Liked Whyte is an incredible writer. The vocabulary, the observations, the care in every…