Modern Vampires of the City

Three pieces of writing I read in the last week that stood out in one way or another. Two poems and one letter.

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Rome, April 14, 1770

(A letter from 14-year-old Mozart.)

I AM thankful to say that my stupid pen and I are all right, so we send a thousand kisses to you both. I wish that my sister were in Rome…

Jorge Luis Borges
The Poet Proclaims His Renown

The span of heaven measures my glory
Libraries in the East vie for my works…