He had his first cataract surgery at 28, the first of eight operations to try and save his diminishing vision. He eventually went blind, but it did not stop his imaginary vision which captured words of dreams that have become 20th century classics. Although at my age almost everyone I know is dead, I prefer to live my life looking forward. The past is a subject for poems, for elegies, but I try not to think about the past. I hope to continue dreaming and writing.
Every word is a self-revelation.