Daily Diversion #279: Sweet Duncan, Two Ways

Duncan, Two Ways
Goodbye, Cocteau!
“If a poet has a dream, it is not of becoming famous, but of being believed.”-Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau, 1923. (Died 11 October 1963).
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Off Topic Post: The Story of Maelcum Soul
Nice short documentary about Maelcum Soul, who was associated with John Waters and Divine.
[Book Nerd Links] M Train, Blue Highways, and an Animated Virginia Woolf
- Patti Smith Talks Fame, Youth, and Her New Memoir, M Train [VANITY FAIR]
- The Blue Highways legacy [VOX MAGAZINE]
- An Animated Introduction to Virginia Woolf [OPEN CULTURE]
I’m only sharing three links today, but they are all worthy of your time.
Literature in Art: Robin Hood by Charlotte Harding

Robin Hood by Charlotte Harding, circa 1903.
Literature in Art: Ophelia by John William Waterhouse, 1910

Ophelia by John William Waterhouse, 1910.
[Alternative Muses] Going and Coming Mashup: William Morris/Thomas Wolfe

La Belle Iseult by William Morris (died 3 October 1896). 1858.
“I have to see a thing a thousand times before I see it once.”-Thomas Wolfe (born 3 October 1900), You Can’t Go Home Again
Three Quotes from Wallace Stevens in Honor of His Birthday
Poet Wallace Stevens was born on 2 October 1879.
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“It is not everyday that the world arranges itself into a poem.”
“One must read poetry with one’s nerves.”
“Throw away the light, the definitions, and say what you see in the dark.”