An English-language bookstore in the middle of Paris; what a wonderful idea.
Shakespeare and Company has a storied past.
Through the years, many writers have found comfort in this humble independent bookstore, including Beat Poets Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, William S. Burroughs, Anaïs Nin and James Baldwin.
After 57 years, readers still line up to get in.
j.g.l.
© 2026 j.g. lewis
You are allowed to be angry,
even with yourself.
It is how we deal with feelings
not validated or justified.
There is no temporary placement
for all you have observed.
© 2026 j.g. lewis
Disappointment comes early
in the day.
Unexpectedly, you might say.
It’s not right, not now, certainly
not in May.
Still, we move on anyway.
j.g.l.
May: the month.
Maybe soon we will know
the temperature and truth
that has avoided us until now.
May sunshine find its way to you
today, and tomorrow too.