👏 👏 the history of how it became heralded as an american classic is maddening—that it was rather obscure and didn’t sell well, but male critics in the 1940s promoted it and then it was reissued in the thousands to send to GIs during world war ii in book drives—which banned books written by women, like Ursula Parrot’s Ex-Wife—which out sold Great Gatsby the year they both came out by a long shot. 😡 🤦🏻♀️ And don’t get me started on what Fitzgerald did to Zelda….
I didn’t know this background. You’ve piqued my interest to learn more. Also the fact that high schoolers in the year of our lord 2024 are still required to read it
Ahhh! I had Wicked Little Letters in my Caught In My Web series this week! I’ve watched the trailer so many times. I can’t wait to watch the full movie. Spectacular cursing. Also adding that anthology of women’s diaries to my TBR list! WOW 😍
Your dogs are hilarious and adorable. Definitely up to no good. Is the Frenchie the boss of the house?
Oh I just watched the film and it is EXCELLENT! Its a true story and all three women were forgotten from history (they acknowledge that at the end) laughed, cried and raged
I moved back to New England in 2022. I have relearned my love of Jane Kenyon, maybe it's middle age (goodness, I am now older than the age she was when she died!) or maybe it's rural New England. I prefer to think it is quietly intense love.
I love the poems you quote.
I read the Great Gatsby last year and threw it against the wall when I was done. I, too, have a great disdain for it.
👏 👏 the history of how it became heralded as an american classic is maddening—that it was rather obscure and didn’t sell well, but male critics in the 1940s promoted it and then it was reissued in the thousands to send to GIs during world war ii in book drives—which banned books written by women, like Ursula Parrot’s Ex-Wife—which out sold Great Gatsby the year they both came out by a long shot. 😡 🤦🏻♀️ And don’t get me started on what Fitzgerald did to Zelda….
I didn’t know this background. You’ve piqued my interest to learn more. Also the fact that high schoolers in the year of our lord 2024 are still required to read it
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Love the poem.
Boop both snoots. Also excited to read about 400 years of women’s diaries!!! Good find!!
I wonder what a correspondence between the "clean-mouthed" Ms. Swan and Roseann Barr would reveal?
Who's that suspicious character trying to blame the blameless Gimli?
Thanks for the Kenyon poem on this snowy almost spring day.
Ahhh! I had Wicked Little Letters in my Caught In My Web series this week! I’ve watched the trailer so many times. I can’t wait to watch the full movie. Spectacular cursing. Also adding that anthology of women’s diaries to my TBR list! WOW 😍
Your dogs are hilarious and adorable. Definitely up to no good. Is the Frenchie the boss of the house?
The movie introduces us to the first ever UK policewoman who I am sure went through the most violent misogyny back in 1919
https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/meet-the-first-wpc-in-west-sussex-an-exemplary-police-officer-who-helped-solve-poison-pen-case-seen-in-film-wicked-little-letters-starring-olivia-colman-jessie-buckley-and-timothy-spall-4108493
😮😮😮 also ugh. Thank you for this article!
The cursing was the best part! With wild abandon 🤣
It was superb!!!
like minds thinking alike! the bulldog is definitely spicy…but our chihuahua definitely takes top billing in the house. 😂
Of course it’s the chihuahua 😭😍
Oh I just watched the film and it is EXCELLENT! Its a true story and all three women were forgotten from history (they acknowledge that at the end) laughed, cried and raged
Yay—can’t wait to see it! 💜
I moved back to New England in 2022. I have relearned my love of Jane Kenyon, maybe it's middle age (goodness, I am now older than the age she was when she died!) or maybe it's rural New England. I prefer to think it is quietly intense love.
I feel similarly about Kenyon’s work—quietly simply moving. 💜
Excellent shares, thank you!
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Thank you so much for the diversion of The Littlehampton Libels. I can't wait for the movie.
i can’t wait to see it, i just love the whole story.
A new Olivia Coleman film! Oh and I can’t stand the great gatsby either
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Thank you for all of these links. Great photo of the dogs!
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Thank you, thank you for including the Sagebrush in Prisons interview, Freya. I was so grateful to be able to share it. ♥️🙏
I so loved reading about it Holly—thanks so much for sharing such great work!
So many great links to dive into! I saw my first tree bud beginning to unfurl today.
that does my heart good to know trees are beginning to leaf somewhere! 🍃
Well it’s flower buds on a maple but leaves will follow in a few weeks.