{"id":622,"date":"2013-04-29T22:13:07","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T03:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/curculio.org\/?p=622"},"modified":"2013-04-29T22:20:55","modified_gmt":"2013-04-30T03:20:55","slug":"wheres-the-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curculio.org\/?p=622","title":{"rendered":"Where’s the Party?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is the 150th anniversary of the birth of Constantine Cavafy, and the 80th anniversary of the death of . . . Constantine Cavafy. I can think of many better ways to celebrate one’s 70th birthday than dying on it, but it does make for a nice symmetry.<\/p>\n

So where’s the party? I have not seen the doubly significant date mentioned on any of the many websites that I read, some of which are devoted to literature or culture in general. Even www.cavafy.com<\/a>, “the official website of the Cavafy archive”, and The Cavafy Museum in Alexandria<\/a> website have nothing posted for the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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