Percy Bysshe Shelley was born on 4 August 1792.
Painting of Shelley by Joseph Severn
Posthumous Portrait of Shelley Writing Prometheus Unbound in Italy by Joseph Severn, 1845
Happy Birthday, Percy!
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Tag Archives: Poets
Daily Diversion #325: Schiller Surveys His Domain
The statue of Friedrich Schiller at his namesake park in Columbus:
Herr Schiller surveying his domain
Herr Schiller
Theodore Roethke on the Damage of Haste
Theodore Roethke Quote
A Reminder from Sylvia
I’ve shared this quote before, but it’s good enough to share again:
Wise words from Sylvia
[Alternative Muses] Birthday Mashup: Randall Jarrell/Orson Welles
“A poet is a man who manages, in a lifetime of standing out in thunderstorms, to be struck by lightning five or six times.”-Randall Jarrell (born 6 May 1914)
Orson Welles (born 6 May 1915), giving a press interview following the WAR OF THE WORLDS broadcast, October 31, 1938.
Patti Smith Quote
Patti Smith Quote
Sylvia Plath Quote
Sylvia Plath Quote
Leonard Cohen Quote
“Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.”-Leonard Cohen
Writers in Art: Eleanor Anne Porden
Eleanor Anne Porden by Mary Ann Flaxman
[Shopping for the Bookworm] Literary Lovers #2: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes
In anticipation of Saint Valentine’s Day, we are sharing a few wee love-themed shopping guides.
Some legendary literary love affairs were more successful than others, but who are we to judge? At any rate, we’ll save such musings for another day.
Today’s couple: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes!
Sylvia Plath Typewriter Brooch by Modern Girl Blitz. $15.00.
Ted Hughes Literary Poster by Badly Drawn Authors. $10.00+.
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