so-so"Mostly interesting" is, I guess, damnation by faint praise, but it's the best I can muster. The COVID poems that start the collection were interesting accounts of an individual experience; the Dickinson homage poems left me ? and after the first couple, I skipped the rest. At times my mind drifted, and I felt little inclination to re-read. The sections about her childhood abuse were affecting as testimony, but not so moving as poetry, as was ⬇️
"How much longer can I live without touch?
It's a sweet sentence, that at 75
'I'm between boyfriends,'
and maybe in a way I'm like a crone goddess, ish,
the Sun-Kissed Matron in gray braids,
holding my tray out to you, chest-
high, rich with night-dark California raisins."
- 5 O'Clockface
@Eggs #majicmonday
for me it's winter trees, I also like them in summer but in winter there is much promise of what's to come
so-so🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 This book was good, but not great. I think I understand why we read it for class, because it has a lot of symbolism and character references in the story. It's not really my kind of thing, but I appreciate the literature and I'm glad I read it. I will say that it is a nightmare reading this in a class of HS Juniors. #catsoflitsy
pickBilly Pilgrim is a hapless, helpless soldier in WWII. He witnesses horrendous acts of violence and the destruction of Dresden. He survives to return to home just to be abducted by aliens. The story is conveyed through glimpses of his life as he is bouncing around the timeline. Using dark humor and an underlying sadness, there is a poignant story to be pieced together. This is a short and interesting book and is well worth reading.
pickBook 2 in the Ripley series, we have jumped 5 or so years ahead. Tom has complicated his scamming life with a French wife.He is in business with a group of men who are selling fake paintings, and then of course he makes things more complicated.
When reading these I am always amazed at the advancements we have made - with the telephone, law, forensics.
The best thing about Highsmith is I truly cannot guess where Ripley will go next.
This is my favorite poem by her: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47057/i-go-back-to-may-1937 5h