Just a static present, surrounded by a wall of anxiety
Fernando Pessoa describes his depression
Portuguese poets Fernando Pessoa and Mário de Sá-Carneiro corresponded regularly between 1912 and 1916, during which time they both experienced periods of depression. In March of 1916, on an especially difficult day, Pessoa wrote the following letter to his friend and with incredible…
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