Link to the article by Brian Skoloff by clicking the title above.
The book, found in Utah, is said to have been printed in 1493 and is a world history from biblical times and one of the "most lavishly illustrated books of the 15th century." However, I advise caution here for two reasons.
First, I remember that a number of faked documents showed up in Utah and were bought by the Latter Day Saints some years ago. It was a scandal when they were discovered to have been forged. This involved the forger using paper and ink that was of the time period for the original documents but these were faked and forged anyway.
Secondly, perhaps it's the photographs but for books 500 years old and stored in an attic, the paper appears too new. Is it time to get this book over to the Getty (which has had its share of forged and faked sculpture?) for examination Has this book been carbon dated?
4/25/11
4/20/11
NATIONAL POETRY MONTH : ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS LINK HERE!
Link here to information on the National Academy of American Poets and APRIL which is National Poetry Month...
Go ahead and write a poem! (And turn off those censors in your head!)
Go ahead and write a poem! (And turn off those censors in your head!)
4/17/11
HELP ME ID WHO SAID SOMETHING LIKE "THE NEGATIVE VOICE"
is not more intelligent?"
Who was it that said that we should not be swayed by the authoritative negative voice as more intelligent or knowledgeable than a positive one?
This is not an advertisement for positive thinking by the way.
Who was it that said that we should not be swayed by the authoritative negative voice as more intelligent or knowledgeable than a positive one?
This is not an advertisement for positive thinking by the way.
4/10/11
COMMENTARY ON THE LOVIN SPOONFUL: DARLING BE HOME SOON
I had a total kid crush on John Sebastian. (Much Older Men!?) These days I seem to be too pragmatic to really get crushes. This song though is about what we all really need in our lives - one person who is our touchstone. Totally trustworthy and dependable when there's a crisis. Some people who have no partners tell me they would go without sex if they could marry such a person.
June 2022 Decided to repost without the expired video...
June 2022 Decided to repost without the expired video...
4/7/11
WHITE OLEANDER by JANET FITCH THE SECOND READ AROUND HAS ME THINKING ABOUT THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA POETRY SCENE A WHILE BACK
Recently bought a copy of "White Oleander" by Janet Fitch at a library book sale, and immediately (again) became transfixed by the story of the poetess who poisons the poetry groupie who seduces and humiliates her and, most of all, the story of her daughter, who goes through a number of abusive homes in the LA County Foster Care System, while trying on various identities as part of her formative development.
This is a second time around for me reading Fitch's book, which I hear was turned into a movie a while back.
At the time the book first came out I heard Fitch was a local author, and this book is sweet with references to the towns, topography, and weather of Tujunga, Sun Valley, Van Nuys, Hollywood...
"White Oleander" brings me back to a place I was several years ago when I heard a lot of poetry being read and spoken word around town. I remember people/characters who were so like this poetess in their way, esteemed for publishing a few books maybe but also not operating in full sanity.
I recall the revenge poetry that was often staged to get back at a ex lover or to reveal an affair to a dummy husband.
That tragedy was an inspiration for creativity is, well, not surprising.
I recall that there was competitiveness among poets for mentions in poetry magazines and covers on literary publications (that probably wasn't much different than Supermodels doing what they "had to" to get an assignment) and so much talk of who was "Real" or "Serious."
I recall there was a lot of jealousy and sabotage going on.
So the other day, I spent some time on the net looking to see what Web presence, if any, certain poets and poetesses (old fashioned word choice I know) had on YouTube, if anyone was publishing books, or even remained in poetry.
I realize that not everyone is interested in Web presence and the absence of people/characters is not necessarily telling. After all, some poets like their privacy.
It was sort of interesting to see what's up with people/characters, rather than surprising, the way it's interesting when you hear about someone you used to know in high school but whose life no longer touches yours.
Thus: The man who was a high school drop out and openly ridiculed me (lots of laughter around) for taking my reentry into college seriously (all that studying late at night in coffee houses) turns up with a MFA and as an esteemed teacher. HA HA HA! His ex-girlfriend who was the one with the true educational ambitions may have earned a PHD and a new name somewhere along the line. Where is she? (Maybe a married housewife poet like Sylvia?)
C Christine Trzyna All Rights Reserved including International and Internet Rights
C 1999 White Oleander is by Janet Fitch and published by Little, Brown, and Company
This is a second time around for me reading Fitch's book, which I hear was turned into a movie a while back.
At the time the book first came out I heard Fitch was a local author, and this book is sweet with references to the towns, topography, and weather of Tujunga, Sun Valley, Van Nuys, Hollywood...
"White Oleander" brings me back to a place I was several years ago when I heard a lot of poetry being read and spoken word around town. I remember people/characters who were so like this poetess in their way, esteemed for publishing a few books maybe but also not operating in full sanity.
I recall the revenge poetry that was often staged to get back at a ex lover or to reveal an affair to a dummy husband.
That tragedy was an inspiration for creativity is, well, not surprising.
I recall that there was competitiveness among poets for mentions in poetry magazines and covers on literary publications (that probably wasn't much different than Supermodels doing what they "had to" to get an assignment) and so much talk of who was "Real" or "Serious."
I recall there was a lot of jealousy and sabotage going on.
So the other day, I spent some time on the net looking to see what Web presence, if any, certain poets and poetesses (old fashioned word choice I know) had on YouTube, if anyone was publishing books, or even remained in poetry.
I realize that not everyone is interested in Web presence and the absence of people/characters is not necessarily telling. After all, some poets like their privacy.
It was sort of interesting to see what's up with people/characters, rather than surprising, the way it's interesting when you hear about someone you used to know in high school but whose life no longer touches yours.
Thus: The man who was a high school drop out and openly ridiculed me (lots of laughter around) for taking my reentry into college seriously (all that studying late at night in coffee houses) turns up with a MFA and as an esteemed teacher. HA HA HA! His ex-girlfriend who was the one with the true educational ambitions may have earned a PHD and a new name somewhere along the line. Where is she? (Maybe a married housewife poet like Sylvia?)
C Christine Trzyna All Rights Reserved including International and Internet Rights
C 1999 White Oleander is by Janet Fitch and published by Little, Brown, and Company
4/3/11
RUSSIAN LETTER IN A BOTTLE
This blog loves message in a bottle stories and here is another... "It said: "My name is Frank, and I'm five years old. My dad and I are traveling on a ship to Denmark. If you find this letter, please write back to me, and I will write back to you." "The letter, dated 1987, included an address in the town of Coesfeld. The boy in the letter, Frank Uesbeck, is now 29. His parents still live at the letter's address. "At first I didn't believe it," Uesbeck told the AP about getting the response from Korotkikh. In fact, he barely remembered the trip at all; his father actually wrote the letter. The Russian boy and the German man met each other earlier this month via an Internet video link."
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