I am in here.
There are great numbers of places and times that I would like to visit. The only two that come to mind right now: 1: watching an original production of a Shakespeare play. 2: my first date with my husband. I am sure that as soon as I hit the post button, I shall think of … Continue reading If I Had One Hour in a Time Machine… two places
Mary Karr (whose Lit I have been reading obsessively rather during these last couple of days) and Christopher Robinson read and discuss Czesław Miłosz‘s “Late Ripeness.” I had not known about this series of webcasts on Youtube, but am now going to check it regularly. MK and I were poetry geeks growing up, both of us. … Continue reading Some Czesław Miłosz to start off the new year
Image by Getty Images via Daylife One thing about this year’s Man Booker award process just struck me as I was sitting here waiting for my doctor’s appointment (regular checkup, nothing scary): there were three women up for the prize. And in none of the commentary that I saw was it mentioned that three women … Continue reading The state of women in British Literature.
Image by cobra libre via Flickr Norm at the Library has a hopeful note up today. It’s possible to like books with plots in them, and not have to be publicly ashamed at that fact. Well, folks, it looks like the long literary nightmare is finally over. via “…they have trained us… to associate a … Continue reading Books: not necessarily difficult.
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