may i feel said he(i’ll squeal said shejust once said he)it’s fun said she (may i touch said hehow much said shea lot said he)why not said she (let’s go said henot too far said shewhat’s too far said hewhere you are said she) may i stay said he(which way said shelike this said heif… Read More e.e. cummings: may i feel said he
Fania Borach, known professionally as Fanny Brice, was a popular and influential American comedienne, singer, theatre and film actress, who was born on 29 October 1891.Before becoming a film star, she was an illustrated song model, i.e. she appeared on the still images used to illustrate song lyrics and to accompany live performers in different… Read More Fanny/Funny Girl
“Once upon a time there was a little chimney-sweep, and his name was Tom. That is a short name, and you have heard it before, so you will not have much trouble in remembering it. He lived in a great town in the North country, where there were plenty of chimneys to sweep, and plenty of… Read More The Water Babies
What is thy mouth to me? A cup of sorrowful incense, A tree of keen leaves, An eager high ship, A quiver of superb arrows. What is thy breast to me? A flower of new prayer, A poem of firm light, A well of cool birds, A drawn bow trembling. What is thy body to… Read More e.e. cummings: What is Thy Mouth to Me?
John Lennon would have celebrated his 80th birthday today, 9 October 2020, had he not died 40 years ago.He could never have imagined he’d only live to be 40 years old, because a deranged fan would shoot and kill him outside his home – New York City’s famous Dakota Apartments – on 8 December 1980.That… Read More Imagining John Lennon
Per la chiesa è la giornata degli Angeli Custodi, ma dal 2005 per gli italiani il 2 ottobre è la Festa Nazionale dei Nonni, gli angeli custodi delle nostre famiglie. Questa ricorrenza in altre nazioni può essere celebrata in date differenti. National Grandparents Day is a secular holiday celebrated in several countries on various days… Read More Festa dei nonni 👵👴
Summer for thee grant I may beWhen summer days are flown!Thy music still when whippoorwillAnd oriole are done! For thee to bloom, I’ll skip the tombAnd sow my blossoms o’er!Pray gather me, Anemone,Thy flower forevermore! Emily Dickinson – Poems (1858) In this poem Emily Dickinson claims that love can do anything. Even death becomes nothing,… Read More Anemone
Singer, songwriter Barry Eugene Carter, better known by his stage name Barry White, was born on 12 September 1944 in Galveston, Texas. His successful career spanned five decades, and made him a star of the disco era.He died of kidney failure caused by hypertension in 2003, aged 58. One of his most romantic songs was:… Read More Barry White
Mary Renault (1905-1983) was born on this day, 4 September.She was an English-South African writer, best known for her historical novels set in ancient Greece. The rightness of a thing isn’t determined by the amount of courage it takes. In hatred as in love, we grow like the thing we brood upon. What we loathe,… Read More Mary Renault
Dorothy Parker, American writer, poet, and critic, was born on 22 August 1893. She said “The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue” (1), and her tongue was really like a razor blade: she became known for her wit and her sharp commentary on contemporary America. As… Read More “The first thing I do in the morning … ”
