| Author | Message | ||
| ~M~
Board Administrator Username: mjm Post Number: 28537 Registered: 11-1998 |
Dearest All -- thought you might find this interesting. steve and I were fortunate enough to hear Mary Oliver speak this past Tuesday. She was marvelous. Here's an article about Oliver-mania: Poet-mania: Mary Oliver's sold-out Who says nobody reads poetry anymore? Love, M | ||
| Gary Blankenship
Moderator Username: garydawg Post Number: 22281 Registered: 07-2001 |
And who says Minneapolis is the most literate city? By what measure...? Hogwash and balderdash. Smiles. Gary | ||
| Fred Longworth
Senior Member Username: sandiegopoet Post Number: 3267 Registered: 05-2006 |
So, did you see Oliver, or just part of her? Fred Unofficial Forum Pariah recent victim of alien abduction | ||
| ~M~
Board Administrator Username: mjm Post Number: 28544 Registered: 11-1998 |
Oliver Twist, as a matter of fact, Fred. Which is rather amazing consider her age. *grin* Love, M | ||
| ~M~
Board Administrator Username: mjm Post Number: 28545 Registered: 11-1998 |
Yes, Mr. B, rather a travesty, isn't it? Portland didn't even make the top-ten list of literate cities. Wonder what idiot is doing these surveys? Obviously, he is not standing outside Powell's. *smile* Love, M | ||
| Emusing
Senior Member Username: emusing Post Number: 5341 Registered: 08-2003 |
I LOVE THIS! Thank you for posting it M. It think that it's incredible that she sold out at 2,500!! Whoooo hoooo! Kick ass poetry. I saw her in Seattle a couple of years ago. It was at a smaller venue of 1,000 persons. My friend and I stood in line two hours for a ticket. I was near the very front of the line which snaked back down the block and around the corner. I met a musician from the Seattle Sympthony who reads Oliver's poetry because she says "it's musical." It made me so happy to know that others loved her for different reasons. That is, this wasn't your usual crowd of poets, this was a massive group of literate people who wanted to hear a great poet read. Afterward, I stood in another looooooooong line so I could say hello and buy her book. The first book signing I ever attended. It was great inspiration. She just read here in Los Angeles (for the first time to my knowledge). I don't know how many attended. A friend of mine attended so I'll have to ask. But this was a very large and main venue in L.A., Royce Hall. Love, e www.wordwalkerpress.com | ||
| Emusing
Senior Member Username: emusing Post Number: 5342 Registered: 08-2003 |
p.s. I remember that after she read she asked if anyone had requests. Shouts from the audience began yelling out their favorite titles. It was like a rock concert. www.wordwalkerpress.com | ||
| Deborah P Kolodji
Intermediate Member Username: dkolodji Post Number: 953 Registered: 04-2005 |
Wonderful, wonderful! I wish I could have been there with you. I missed the event at Royce Hall, unfortunately. I missed Robert Haas, too. I need to find out when these things are happening a bit earlier....  | ||
| Kathy Paupore
Moderator Username: kathy Post Number: 7643 Registered: 12-2003 |
M, wow! I'm so jealous. No one cool ever travels to the U.P., unless you count sled dog or outhouse races. We're probably ranked in the bottom ten literate places. Thanks for sharing this. KYou're invited to: Wild Flowers How do I explain these poems? Not at all. -Anne Sexton |
