Echo what you mentioned re: accessibility of his writing. For some readers his style (which varies) may be a bit of an acquired taste but I don’t consider myself very worldly and I’ve never felt alienated by his writing at all.
When I learned he was a chef I just smiled and nodded my head. Ofc he is. Everything fit - made me realize how genuine he is in what he does and says. Dude is real.
Echo what you mentioned re: accessibility of his writing. For some readers his style (which varies) may be a bit of an acquired taste but I don’t consider myself very worldly and I’ve never felt alienated by his writing at all.
When I learned he was a chef I just smiled and nodded my head. Ofc he is. Everything fit - made me realize how genuine he is in what he does and says. Dude is real.
You know, after reading this this morning, I did consider that accessible may have been the wrong word choice. If there is a better word for it, I guess what I was going for was this: He's not concerned about "everyone" being able to "get" it. He has a vision of what he wants, and he doesn't limit himself to appeal to the wider poetry/fiction audience.
Yeah, that makes total sense. For folks I’ve told about Pablo it’s give him a good read, couple if need be, don’t bail early. Lots of online stuff is so spoon fed because everyone is swiping and scrolling mindlessly. I almost always read his stuff when I can sit and enjoy it. Like a well made meal.
Echo what you mentioned re: accessibility of his writing. For some readers his style (which varies) may be a bit of an acquired taste but I don’t consider myself very worldly and I’ve never felt alienated by his writing at all.
When I learned he was a chef I just smiled and nodded my head. Ofc he is. Everything fit - made me realize how genuine he is in what he does and says. Dude is real.
You know, after reading this this morning, I did consider that accessible may have been the wrong word choice. If there is a better word for it, I guess what I was going for was this: He's not concerned about "everyone" being able to "get" it. He has a vision of what he wants, and he doesn't limit himself to appeal to the wider poetry/fiction audience.
He is who he is, and who he is is a genius.
Yeah, that makes total sense. For folks I’ve told about Pablo it’s give him a good read, couple if need be, don’t bail early. Lots of online stuff is so spoon fed because everyone is swiping and scrolling mindlessly. I almost always read his stuff when I can sit and enjoy it. Like a well made meal.
That's exactly it.