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“There are men opening their hands like books Intense surfaces without noise – the springs On smooth rock, in the unforeseen desert Silence is warm. It is…… Read more “A still light in the middle of the whirlwind”
Month: March 2017
Daniel Faria
Daniel Augusto da Cunha Faria (10/04/1971 – 09/06/1999) was a Portuguese poet and Catholic theologian. He graduated in Theology and then took a degree in Portuguese Studies…… Read more “Daniel Faria”
A liquid pane touched on all sides,
Between by Rosmarie Waldrop I´m not quite at home on either side of the Atlantic I´m not irritated the fish kept me a home makes you forget…… Read more “A liquid pane touched on all sides,”
Rosmarie Waldrop
Rosmarie Waldrop was born in Kitzingen, Germany, in 1935. She emigrated to the United States in 1958. She is a poet, novelist, essayist and co-editor of Burning…… Read more “Rosmarie Waldrop”
From now on I shall only wear white,
Dear Nuala, Sometimes I feel that your novel Miss Emily (2015) is haunted by the ghost of something – a bird? – it distractedly let slip out of…… Read more “From now on I shall only wear white,”
Nuala O’Connor
Nuala O’Connor (Nuala Ní Chonchúir, born 14 January 1970) is an Irish writer and poet. She has a Bachelor in Irish from Trinity College Dublin and a Masters in…… Read more “Nuala O’Connor”
his plunging spirit had got stuck in the glue of convention and hypocrisy
Dear Vita, You begin your novel The Edwardians (1930) with a very curious note: “No character in this book is wholly fictitious.” It gives us a hint…… Read more “his plunging spirit had got stuck in the glue of convention and hypocrisy”
The Classics Spin #15!
Hello, lovely readers! It’s time for another Classics Club Spin! Participants post a list of 20 books on their Classics Club list. On Friday morning (March, 10th),…… Read more “The Classics Spin #15!”
I am an ocean of waiting
Ebb by M. Vasalis I withdraw and wait. This is the time that won’t go amiss: Every minute turns itself into future. I am an ocean of…… Read more “I am an ocean of waiting”
M. Vasalis
M. Vasalis (pseudonym of Margaretha Droogleever Fortuyn-Leenmans, 13 February 1909– 16 October 1998) was a Dutch poet and psychiatrist. She studied medicine and anthropology at Leiden University. Poems…… Read more “M. Vasalis”
Reading Ireland Month
Hello, lovely readers! In March, Cathy and Niall are hosting Reading Ireland Month (#Begorrathon17, #readireland17), to celebrate all things Irish: “It won’t be any fun without you, so grab our…… Read more “Reading Ireland Month”
