“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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Tag Archives: Poets
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The Splendiferously Bearded Writers Social Club: Sir Henry Taylor
- Name: Sir Henry Taylor
- D/O/B: 18 October 1800
- Member Since: 1864
- Status: Charter Member
- Important Role: Chief adviser on beard grooming techniques and trends
- Hobbies: Modeling; being friendly with literary giants; clerking; looking intensely soulful
Henry Taylor by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1864
His beard is so awe-inspiring as to deserve a second look:
Sir Henry Taylor by W.J. Hawker, 1885
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Writers in Art: Stéphane Mallarmé by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Portrait of Stéphane Mallarmé by his friend, Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1892):
Stéphane Mallarmé by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1892. Palace of Versailles.
Let’s Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Some Dead Irish Writers
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Poetry in Art: I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold by Charles Demuth
Charles Demuth’s fabulous painting, I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold, was inspired by his friend William Carlos Williams’ poem, The Great Figure. The artwork is full of references to the poem and poet.
I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold by Charles Demuth, 1928. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.
It’s always nice to see artists inspiring other artists, especially when they work in different mediums.
The Great Figure by William Carlos Williams
Writers in Art: W.B. Yeats, 1896
W.B. Yeats, my first poetic love:
Portrait of W.B. Yeats by his father John Butler Yeats, 1896
[Alternative Muses] Birthday Mashup: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow/Ellen Terry
“I do not believe anyone can be perfectly well, who has a brain and a heart.”-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (born 27 February 1807)
Ellen Terry (born 27 February 1847)
Happy Birthday, Mr. Poet!
W.H. Auden–one of the poets who first made me love poetry–was born on 21 February 1907.
W.H. Auden
“Poetry might be defined as the clear expression of mixed feelings.”-W.H. Auden (New Year Letter)
“Thank God for books as an alternative to conversation.”-W.H. Auden
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