Jorge Luis Borges, An Index

 NaPoWriMo 2023 Day 28

Write a poem like an index. Indexes can seem almost poetic sometimes. Now write one!

 

A young man, foreigner, studies at Collège de Genève, 138-156; Being Argentine in Europe has it’s benefits, 52-59; Being a habitual target of autograph seekers, 22; Christmas Eve isn’t always the holiday it’s made up to be, 198; Fictions and Laberinths is a little like saying lies and mazes, except it makes you sound so smart, 879; how to write in multiple languages or in one language but whilst thinking in several, 567; Losing your father too young can be catastrophic to a young man’s mind, 12; Nordic tales are for Spanish speakers, too, 36; On going blind, 88; Puzzles and Mazes aren’t just for boardgames, they make great literature too!, 123; Quijote for Beginners, 436; Quijote for Intermediates, 454; Quijote for the Advanced Don Quijiote Junky, 525; Quijote for the Sancho Panzas of the World, 4; Quijote for United Statesians, 599; Sepsis, what’s worse, a massive brain injury or almost dying from it (the Sepsis),45; Taking over the National Public Library, 336; The garden of the forking paths is strewn with broken hearts and autograph seekers, 423; Vikings and Nordics and Olde English literature, Aye Dios Mio! 78; You can only see in your dreams, something only known to those gone blind as an adult, 900- 999;