1. Himself
2. Ulysses manuscript at the Rosenbach Library in Philadelphia
3. V. Nabokov’s map of Bloom’s Dublin
1. Himself
2. Ulysses manuscript at the Rosenbach Library in Philadelphia
3. V. Nabokov’s map of Bloom’s Dublin
Posted in Bloomsday, Dublin, James Joyce
Tagged Bloomsday, Dublin, James Joyce, Ulysses
For Valentine’s Day, EL is part of the conversation on The View
Here’s her Cupid Caught In A Trap (1872-76)
SAAM
Posted in 19th century, Black Artist, Edmonia Lewis, The View
Tagged African American, art, Italy
Following on the dedication of the Sarah Parker Remond Park, the city of Salem, Massachusetts, now has another, named for her friend, the African American anti-slavery activist, poet, diarist and teacher, Charlotte Forten.
Posted in 19th century, African American history, African American Salem, Charlotte Forten
Tagged Black Women, Charlotte Forten, Salem
To the Light of September
– W.S. Merwin
When you are already here
you appear to be only
a name that tells of you
whether you are present or not
and for now it seems as though
you are still summer
still the high familiar
endless summer
yet with a glint
of bronze in the chill mornings
and the late yellow petals
of the mullein fluttering
on the stalks that lean
over their broken
shadows across the cracked ground
but they all know
that you have come
the seed heads of the sage
the whispering birds
with nowhere to hide you
to keep you for later
you
who fly with them
you who are neither
before nor after
you who arrive
with blue plums
that have fallen through the night
perfect in the dew.
For all of us piecing together our memories of the interior of Notre Dame, here is a lovely four minute video with ambient sound of the bells tolling, a service in progress, views of the lost ceiling, the nave and side chapels, the roof and the spire.
The VR mic sound is amazing; it’s audible as is, but listen with headphones or earbuds to be transported.
The magus Gaspard and his page, by Bosch. They are on their journey once again.
Always nice to be quoted in the Times: