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[Book Nerd Links] The Most Misread Poem in America

Posted on September 13, 2015 by maedez

The Most Misread Poem in America [THE PARIS REVIEW]

Great piece!

Writers Writing: Philip James Bailey

Posted on September 6, 2015 by maedez

Philip James Bailey in his study. He died on 6 September 1902.

Charles Bukowski: A Quote in Celebration of His 95th Birthday

Posted on August 16, 2015 by maedez

16 August 1920:

Charles Bukowski Quote

Because This Photo of Edna St. Vincent Millay Will Always Be Extraordinary…

Posted on July 3, 2015 by maedez

I have to share it with you.

Again.

It has been too long.

Edna St. Vincent Millay at Mitchell Kennerley’s house in Mamaroneck, New York (1914). Photo by Arnold Genthe.

“Please give me some good advice in your next letter. I promise not to follow it.”-Edna St. Vincent Millay

Cropped black and white version.

[Book Nerd News] Juan Felipe Herrera is the Next U.S. Poet Laureate

Posted on June 13, 2015 by maedez

Juan Felipe Herrera Named U.S. Poet Laureate [NPR]

13 June 1865: William Butler Yeats

Posted on June 13, 2015 by maedez

William Butler Yeats by Sarah Purser, June 1898

Welcome, Dante Gabriel Rossetti!

Posted on May 12, 2015 by maedez

Dante Gabriel Rossetti was born on 12 May 1828:

Portrait of Jane Morris asleep on a sofa by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1869/1871

“Sometimes thou seem’st not as thyself alone, But as the meaning of all things that are.”-Dante Gabriel Rossetti

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Posted on May 4, 2015 by maedez

“A writer is not so much someone who has something to say as he is someone who has found a process that will bring about new things he would not have thought of if he had not started to say them.”-William Edgar Stafford

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Posted on April 20, 2015 by maedez

Mary Oliver Quote

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Posted on March 25, 2015 by maedez

Robert Frost Quote

R.I.P. Norman Lloyd (1914-2021)

Norman Lloyd, long a personal favorite of mine, was a fascinating man and performer. Norman Lloyd Dead [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]

R.I.P. Geoffrey Scott

Geoffrey Scott was from a younger generation than the performers I normally write about, but his handsome presence was ubiquitous during my 1980s childhood. From Dynasty to The Love Boat, Night Court, and Battle of the Network Stars, his charisma and acting ability lit up the small screen for decades. He will be missed. Geoffrey […]

Kirk Douglas: 1916-2020

[2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon] But Baby Think of Me Once in Awhile: On Andy Travis as Television’s Best (and Hunkiest) Boss

Welcome to the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon! Baby, If You’ve Ever Wondered: It still seems like yesterday that the idea for RI popped in my head. It was actually in December 2015, while in a hotel room getting ready for a holiday party, when it occurred to me that there was a gap in the classic […]

Announcing the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon!

This is one of my favorite events of the year, and not just because I’m the co-hostess. It’s simply that good. And fun. Oh, so much fun! Here’s my original announcement. ANNOUNCING THE 2019 REEL INFATUATION BLOGATHON I hope you’ll join us!