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mymodernmet: A Seattle mom has brought the beloved Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to life with an incredibly detailed, 400,000-piece Lego model of the castle. Alice Finch spent a year constructing this magical diorama that accurately depicts key scenes from the books and movies.
La morte è un argomento tabù. E questo ce lo stiamo dicendo da anni, ormai. Ma, forse, un’esperienza collocata ancora più ai margini è la malattia. Quella che non ha risoluzione, ovviamente. Non sono un’esperta, non ho fatto ricerche, ma a pelle mi sento di dire che anche l’arte, la letteratura hanno riservato molta meno attenzione a questo argomento. E credo anche di poter dire che l’ironia, che è una delle chiavi di lettura che come SdL proviamo ad adottare nei confronti della morte, be’, con la malattia è difficile. Per me forse impossibile.
Clara Behrens, 6 febbraio 2004 e 3 marzo 2004. Ph. W. Schels
Se ci penso, faccio fatica a ritrovare elaborazioni di questa esperienza. Mi viene in mente Edvard Munch, e il suo celeberrimo La fanciulla malata. Mi viene in mente un romanzo straordinario di Emmanuel Carrère, intitolato Vite che non sono la mia che per…
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Poetry Analysis: “Out, Out-” by Robert Frost. Photo via Poetic Parfait
Hello and welcome to poetry analysis with Robert Frost’s poem “Out, Out-” and I. Pull up a chair and I will pour the tea shortly. Let’s let it brew a few minutes, shall we?
“Out, Out-” was published by poet Robert Frost in 1916. Many of you are likely most familiar with his poems “The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” Today I hope to share a bit about what I think is fascinating about this third poem of the many works by the legendary American writer.
So, what is the poem “Out, Out-” about? (Try saying that three times fast). It features the story of a boy who accidentally cuts off his own hand with a buzz saw while doing yard work. While a doctor comes to help…
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Photo Snapshot: Author Raymond Alexander Kukkee
Hello hello! Here is a new author interview with Raymond Alexander Kukkee. Having him over for a chat was fun as we had lots to catch up on. It helps that I heard he likes sweet treats and so I put out some ice cream sandwiches for him at the kitchen table. We ate, we talked, we smiled. I hope you like the interview!
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Welcome, Raymond. How about you start by telling us a little about yourself and your writing background?
First of all, thank you, Christyb, for inviting me to “Poetic Parfait!”
In real life I am married, have adult children, and am retired. I enjoy building stuff, writing, reading, the visual arts including oil painting and ceramics, carpentry, inventing, the great outdoors, fishing, prospecting, geology, walking, quadding, canoeing, gardening, and grafting apple trees. Of necessity, in living the rural life, I have…
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Collaboration! Time to mix poetry and art gowns. Photo via Poetic Parfait.
OH yes! It has been quite the week, and one of the amazing projects I’ve been working on is… a collaboration with costume designer Resa McConaghy.
When she asked me to contribute poems to go with four of her art gowns, I was truly moved by the request. After all, Resa has so much to celebrate with the post as it is in celebration of her nomination for Best Costume Designer by the Canadian Screen Awards! For anyone not familiar with these awards, they are like the Oscars but for Canada! So, it’s a big deal! The nomination is for her costume design work in the TV mini series The Best Laid Plans.
Congratulations again, Resa!
For our collaborative post, I have created a poem for each of Resa’s art gowns. It was exciting for me to…
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