Tin Ear by Peter Schmitt from Country Airport We stood at attention as she moved with a kind of Groucho shuffle down our line, her trained music teacher’s ear passing by our ten- and eleven-year-old mouths open to some song now forgotten. And as she held her momentary pause in front of me, I peered… Continue reading Poetry Sunday
Polysyllabic Spree – May 2007
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Poetry Sunday
“THANKS, ROBERT FROST” David Ray, from Music of Time: Selected and New Poems Do you have hope for the future? someone asked Robert Frost, toward the end. Yes, and even for the past, he replied, that it will turn out to have been all right for what it was, something we can accept, mistakes made… Continue reading Poetry Sunday
Bookcases
Bookcase Wall I’m always interested in excellent and unusual bookcase designs, as well as pictures of amazing personal libraries. Here are some of my favorite bookcases. (Above photo via FreshHome) Sapien Bookcases Sapien Bookcases Sapien Bookcase – Neutral Colors The three photos above are all showing the Sapien Bookcase, from Design Within Reach. Cozy Bookcase… Continue reading Bookcases
The Dangerous Book for Boys
The Dangerous Book for Boys Conn Iggulden Ok, I’m not a boy. But I could not resist buying this book today. It’s so awesome. Brilliant design. Fun and very informative topics, that include: The seven wonders of the ancient world Five knots every boy should know Making a bow and arrow Famous battles U.S. Naval… Continue reading The Dangerous Book for Boys
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants Sara Gruen This week I finished Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. I love where books take me – across America on a train with a traveling circus, stranded on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the restaurant at the end of the universe, on an… Continue reading Water for Elephants
Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
I finally read Winnie-the-Pooh. A few years ago I saw it on the Radcliffe list of the 100 Greatest English Language Novels, and almost checked it off as read, but realized that years of dedication to and viewings of the movie did not in any way translate into having read the book. So last year… Continue reading Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
Poetry Sunday
Welcome Morning By Anne Sexton There is joy in all: in the hair I brush each morning, in the Cannon towel, newly washed, that I rub my body with each morning, in the chapel of eggs I cook each morning, in the outcry from the kettle that heats my coffee each morning, in the spoon… Continue reading Poetry Sunday
Top Five: Gilmore Girls Episodes
Tonight’s Top Five is bittersweet. My favorite television show, Gilmore Girls, airs its series finale tomorrow night. As a small tribute, here is my list of Top Five favorite episodes. Great Scott – it was hard to pick just five. 1- Season 2, Episode 10: The Bracebridge Dinner. All of the cast assembled for a… Continue reading Top Five: Gilmore Girls Episodes
Links for 5.13.07
The Modern Library’s list of 100 Greatest English Language Books is pretty well known in the book world, and here’s an interesting NYT page that lists all 100 novels and includes a link to the original New York Times book review, when available. By far the coolest clock I have ever seen – The Voco… Continue reading Links for 5.13.07
Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger
It was incredible to read Franny and Zooey right after finishing Francine Prose’s Reading Like a Writer. It helped me realize how extraordinarily talented J.D. Salinger is. I loved the story as well, especially the conversation at the end between Franny and Zooey on the phone – it was beautiful. But the writing was outstanding,… Continue reading Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger
Marisha Pessl Book Signing
The Marisha Pessl book signing was awesome! It was incredible to meet her – she’s so young and talented. Very inspiring. How amazing to be so successful with a first novel, and so young! She told us the reader’s digest version of how she became a writer, and then read 4 passages from the novel.… Continue reading Marisha Pessl Book Signing