Lilian Nattel's Blog, page 76

New Poetry Prize

The first ever Picador poetry prize has been awarded, with the prize that every new poet will envy – a debut collection to be published by Picador – going to Richard Meier. The prize recognises the best new, previously uncollected poetry in the UK, and is awarded to a representative selection of the poet's work.

via guardian.co.uk

He sounds like an interesting guy. He's not that young–40–and he studied piano and psychoanalysis. His editor was attracted to his poetry's "quiet strangeness, the uncanny precision of his ear, and the tenderness and clarity…"

I'm looking forward to reading his book when it comes out.

Filed under: Literary Tagged: Picador poetry, Richard Meier

A Date with Dinner

Ending the day with Chinese food made by A. Stir fry in brilliant colours. Rice and tofu. Comfort food. Celebration food. #aros

Filed under: Miscellany Tagged: a river of stones

My Dinner

Ending the day with Chinese food made by A. Stir fry in brilliant colours. Rice and tofu. Comfort food. Celebration food. #aros

Filed under: Miscellany

Dinner

Ending the day with Chinese food made by A. Stir fry in brilliant colours. Rice and tofu. Comfort food. Celebration food. #aros

Filed under: Miscellany

No Two Noses Alike

Scientists have long known that people perceive scents differently. But emerging evidence from several large-scale studies shows that the variation is larger than previously known.

via scientificamerican.com

I like to smell food before I eat it. I also like to smell flowers when I'm out for a walk, and am disappointed by all the red, red roses that have no scent. But one of my children is a much more avid smeller. As a toddler with no social inhibitions, she smelled the bottoms of guests' shoes. Sometimes I joined her in her smelling adventures, curious about what she found. However, now it seems I may not have known. Turns out that every human nose is unique and each has its blind spots. How human.

Filed under: Interesting Tagged: olfactory sense

Read a Poem by Rhea Tregebov and Find Shoes in a Tree

A poem by Rhea Tregebov and Tailfeather's observations on shoes in strange places. http://ow.ly/3Hbkv

Filed under: Literary Tagged: Rhea Tregebov's poetry

Read

A poem today. http://ow.ly/3Hbkv

Filed under: Miscellany

Gorgeous Animation

Thought of You from Ryan J Woodward on Vimeo.

This bit of beauty was created by an animator, a choreographer, and several dancers.

h/t Alas a blog

Filed under: Beautiful Tagged: dance animation

Vivian Maier – Her Discovered Work

via vivianmaier.blogspot.com

There is a similar picture of me about the same age and the same facial expression. I wonder what made her cry. I wonder the same about myself. The late photographer has, a year + since the negatives were acquired by John Maloof, been discovered by the NYT, as Maloof mounts an exhibit of her work. There are twitters everywhere. But I've been getting a picture a day of her work since I subscribed to his blog more than a year ago. I hope that when the twitters die down, I'll still see a picture a day. Her portraits speak stories.

Filed under: Miscellany

The Importance of a Personal Story

[A] strong predictor of stable, secure attachment in babies was the primary[caregiver's] ability to recount a coherent story of their own lives. That story doesn't need to be historically accurate. It does not need to be positive. It is not necessary to have had a happy childhood. All that is necessary is to be able to tell both yourself and an interviewer a story that hangs together and makes sense.

via scientificamerican.com




Filed under: Miscellany