Archive for March, 2011
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Posted by J. Quigley in Beat Generation, City Lights Bookshop and Publishing, Poetry on March 25, 2011
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the grand old man of Beat publication and founder of The City Lights bookshop and publishing house – and fine poet in his own right, turns 92 today!
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti – from Coney Island of the Mind
Don’t let that horse
eat that violincried Chagall’s mother
But he
kept right on
paintingAnd became famous
And kept on painting
The Horse with Violin In MouthAnd when he finally finished it
he jumped up upon the horse
and rode awaywaving the violin
And then with a low bow gave it
to the first naked nude he ran acrossAnd there were no strings
attached(Photo: Scott Sommerdorf, 1987)
- Reblogged from Gacougnol
Kitagawa Utamaro
Posted by J. Quigley in 18th Century, art, japanese art on March 15, 2011
Hashiguchi Goyo
Posted by J. Quigley in art, japanese art on March 15, 2011
Jane Balsgaard
Posted by J. Quigley in 21st Century, art, sculpture on March 14, 2011
BARKBÅDEN
Jane Balsgaard, peeled willow and paper morbæbark, 17” x 29” x 14”, 2008-2009photo by Tom Grotta, courtesy of browngrotta arts