Welcome to Litsy!

There are a lot of powerful thoughts in this tiny book. Rilke‘s ideas often reminded me of Buddhist texts for how deeply he considers concepts like emotion and solitude.

Look what arrived today, @dabbe !!!
Although the strike is not over, postal workers have begun rotating strikes, meaning we will occasionally get mail.

Some of these are so insignificant, and just included so that Montefiore can talk about the context. Sometimes that's interesting, sometimes less so, but honestly I found the letters and choice thereof fairly meh.

Also the organisation is weird. Themes I can get, but chronology within each theme is all jumbled.

I saw this graphic on Facebook and wrote this about it.

#haiku #haikuhive

I'm feeling this quote about #poetry. I'm learning to appreciate poetry more these days, but it seems like such a personal thing, more so than any prose.

#kurtvonnegut #aam

What a lovely set of snail mail papers ♥️. Thank you @iread2much It‘s a timely reminder that I do owe you a letter! Be in touch very soon. Take care Xxx

Random book from our personal library.

2011 review: ★★★★★

#letters #michaelcollins

"I almost wish we were butterflies and liv'd but three summer days - three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain."
- John Keats to Fanny Brawne

While reading some of Keats' poetry this morning, I was visited by these four butterflies: Speckled Wood (top left); two mating Gatekeepers (top right: I think they were more focused on each other!); and a Large White. And some water lilies ???

*contented sigh*

Always and forever, Sylvia

#bookshelf #collection #sylviaplath #womenwriters #letters