Marly Youmans's Blog, page 143
September 5, 2011
Dear Professor Currie...
This morning I read "Literature and the psychology lab" by
Gregory Currie, a professor of philosophy at the University of Nottingham. Among other things, he suggests that writers may be not more but less reliable than others at
understanding the minds of others because they are so often a tad schizoid or bi-polar,
an increasingly common way of investigating the artist these days. He
Gregory Currie, a professor of philosophy at the University of Nottingham. Among other things, he suggests that writers may be not more but less reliable than others at
understanding the minds of others because they are so often a tad schizoid or bi-polar,
an increasingly common way of investigating the artist these days. He
September 3, 2011
The mirror child reads "The Throne of Psyche"
The Pot Boy makes a tiny film. A Scullery Production.
"Pomes Penyeach" *
And doesn't The Throne of Psyche look
pretty lying there?
Want to read more, to lodge a vote for my work and my publisher by claiming one for your own? The peddler's sack is here.
*Post title borrowed from James Augustine Aloysius Joyce.
No wonder he signed himself "James Joyce."
Below is a little gift for you--a rather strange gift. Earlier I linked to Paul Digby's video of the poem
pretty lying there?
Want to read more, to lodge a vote for my work and my publisher by claiming one for your own? The peddler's sack is here.
*Post title borrowed from James Augustine Aloysius Joyce.
No wonder he signed himself "James Joyce."
Below is a little gift for you--a rather strange gift. Earlier I linked to Paul Digby's video of the poem
September 1, 2011
New poems at Lucid Rhythms
Somehow I keep forgetting to post links to new poems online. Here are title and openings from two (from The Book of the Red King manuscript) at Lucid Rhythms, edited by that energetic poet, writer, and editor, David W. Landrum.
Just for fun, I'll slap in a few pictures from my family home in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
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The Silver Cord
The Fool has no mastery of his mind
But is as
Just for fun, I'll slap in a few pictures from my family home in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
***
The Silver Cord
The Fool has no mastery of his mind
But is as
Clive at The Gregynog Gallery, 1
Pictures 1-2, Clive's toy theatre
2. Toy theatre wolf with Ty Isaf and gardens
3. Clive with his annunciation paintings and Iwan,
white-gloved to protect the art. (Clive wear gloves? Never!)
4. The nearest painting is "The Prophet Fed by a Raven."
Close by is a car from the prior exhibition--Dave Bonta
took a picture when Clive and I hopped in for a spin.
We did not get far
2. Toy theatre wolf with Ty Isaf and gardens
3. Clive with his annunciation paintings and Iwan,
white-gloved to protect the art. (Clive wear gloves? Never!)
4. The nearest painting is "The Prophet Fed by a Raven."
Close by is a car from the prior exhibition--Dave Bonta
took a picture when Clive and I hopped in for a spin.
We did not get far
August 28, 2011
Postcards from Irene
Home from the Carolinas. No power. Tree on both cars. Wind and rain, home sweet home. Update: here are a few photographs taken in my back yard... Ain't complainin' now--Nate and I chased a NYSEG truck and begged for power (we were not scheduled, and the NYSEG office said at least a week more, maybe two or three), and now we have jerry-rigged power! Lines looped up everywhere and bound to be
Home (via Droid) with Irene
Home from the Carolinas. No power. Tree on both cars. Wind and rain, home sweet home.
August 17, 2011
Gap days
Dear friends of The Palace at 2:00 a.m., I am going on a brief hiatus from blogging because of a number of things--deaths in my extended family over the past ten days that make cheerful blogging feel wrong, a lot of book-related deadlines, the need to pack up two of my children for college, and much more. I am quite sensible that a rising number of visitors may go poof! with a little neglect,
August 16, 2011
Robin has a giveaway
"The Ill-defined Giveaway": play a game and win books by Amanda Cockrell, Alexandria LaFaye, Hillary Homzie, and me at Robin Rudd's lovely children's literature blog, Robin Has an Idea. As we have learned in recent days, rioters do not desire books. But maybe you do.
August 14, 2011
Updateries 3: all things Marlyish and bookish
Photo: The Throne of Psyche (my new collection of mostly formal poetry
from Mercer University Press) is making friends with the cast of a pattypan
squash that artist Nancy Dahlstrom gave me while we were wandering
in her garden last summer--one of the lesiurely Saturday afternoons I had
while being a busy writer-in-residence for the Hollins MFA program
in children's literature.
1.
from Mercer University Press) is making friends with the cast of a pattypan
squash that artist Nancy Dahlstrom gave me while we were wandering
in her garden last summer--one of the lesiurely Saturday afternoons I had
while being a busy writer-in-residence for the Hollins MFA program
in children's literature.
1.
