Sunday, June 10, 2007
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Anecdotes
From the Writer's Almanac:
* Robert Louis Stevenson was passing by the window of a house one night in France when he looked inside and fell instantly in love with a woman he saw eating dinner with a group of her friends. Stevenson stared at her for what seemed like hours, and then opened the window and leapt inside. The guests were shocked, but Stevenson just bowed and introduced himself.
* When he introduced himself, Plath quoted one of his poems to him, and he guided her to a side room of the bar. She later wrote in her journal, "He kissed me bang smash on the mouth and ripped my hairband off ... and my favorite silver earrings ... I bit him long and hard on the cheek and when we came out of the room, blood was running down his face." They got married four months later.
* Robert Louis Stevenson was passing by the window of a house one night in France when he looked inside and fell instantly in love with a woman he saw eating dinner with a group of her friends. Stevenson stared at her for what seemed like hours, and then opened the window and leapt inside. The guests were shocked, but Stevenson just bowed and introduced himself.
* When he introduced himself, Plath quoted one of his poems to him, and he guided her to a side room of the bar. She later wrote in her journal, "He kissed me bang smash on the mouth and ripped my hairband off ... and my favorite silver earrings ... I bit him long and hard on the cheek and when we came out of the room, blood was running down his face." They got married four months later.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Monday, February 12, 2007
Poetry
Paul Verlaine's Chanson D'Automne
William Carlos Williams's mp3 recordings.
Borges: The Craft of Verse Audio CD.
Daniel Gulstein: Merryland.
Betsy Sholl: Bass Line.
Karen Volkman: Sonnet.
William Carlos Williams's mp3 recordings.
Borges: The Craft of Verse Audio CD.
Daniel Gulstein: Merryland.
Betsy Sholl: Bass Line.
Karen Volkman: Sonnet.
Politics
Dec. 18, 2006: Administration Withholding Information
Dec. 31, 2006: Richard Clarke: While You Were At War
Jan. 04, 2007: Can open and read American mail
Jan. 10, 2007: Guantanamo detainee's lawyers post video to YouTube.
Jan. 13, 2007: Pentagon Official Against Guantanamo Lawyers
Jan. 14, 2007: Administration leaving out important details in Iraq.
Feb. 12, 2007: Wes Clark: The Surge Will Backfire
Dec. 31, 2006: Richard Clarke: While You Were At War
Jan. 04, 2007: Can open and read American mail
Jan. 10, 2007: Guantanamo detainee's lawyers post video to YouTube.
Jan. 13, 2007: Pentagon Official Against Guantanamo Lawyers
Jan. 14, 2007: Administration leaving out important details in Iraq.
Feb. 12, 2007: Wes Clark: The Surge Will Backfire
Living American Writers
Edmund White. Bookslut Interview.
Norman Mailer. Interview in the Guardian.
John Crowley. Essay on Crowley. Booklist on Crowley's blog.
Jonathan Lethem. The Ecstasy of Influence.
David Foster Wallace. Commencement Speech at Kenyon University. Center for Book Culture Interview.
Dave Eggers. The Unforbidden is Compulsory.
Norman Mailer. Interview in the Guardian.
John Crowley. Essay on Crowley. Booklist on Crowley's blog.
Jonathan Lethem. The Ecstasy of Influence.
David Foster Wallace. Commencement Speech at Kenyon University. Center for Book Culture Interview.
Dave Eggers. The Unforbidden is Compulsory.
Painters
Jasper Johns. Wikipedia, Interview.
El Greco. Wikipedia.
Balthus. Wikipedia.
Picasso. Man in a Picasso Suit.
El Greco. Wikipedia.
Balthus. Wikipedia.
Picasso. Man in a Picasso Suit.
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