Directions to the Palace: Seek out Giacometti’s “The Palace at 4 a.m.” Go back precisely two hours. See towers and curtain walls of matchsticks, marble, marbles, light, cloud at stasis. Walk in. The beggar queen is dreaming on her throne of words… Welcome. You have arrived at the web home of Marly Youmans, maker of novels, poetry collections, and stories, as well as the occasional fantasy for younger readers.
Susanna, I would faint with astonishment were I to appear in grocery chains! No doubt a good many customers would be bemused as well.
(I can just hear their thoughts: Where's my bodice-ripper? Where's my alien saucer? Where's my sexy detective? Just add a bit of swearing, and it wouild probably be right.)
What! I think I have something there. Think how vulnerable people are in supermarkets trying to fight off the urge to buy pleasure foods, especially the the grocery store book buyer who wanders over to peruse.
I think that type of person could be reawakened to how much they used to love poetry before life beat it out of them.
Another lovely journal! I love these poems also. The first especially is so evocative of Moby Dick, "Spring and Fall," and who knows what else. Lovely, as all the poems in this series are.
Actually, it was just anthologies. I never saw individual books of poems in such places. Saw them in Wanamakers dept. store, many years ago in Philadelphia though.
LJ must still be under attack! the hackers really hate all of emo kids. In April the it was the Russians trying to shut down a particular blog apposing an oil pipeline. good luck on that laundry situation. I just pick up anything off the floor sometimes. My boss sprayed me with freebreeze this week hahaaaaaaaaaa
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I was in Kroger yesterday looking at books thinking how wonderful it would be if yours was there.
Susanna, I would faint with astonishment were I to appear in grocery chains! No doubt a good many customers would be bemused as well.
(I can just hear their thoughts: Where's my bodice-ripper? Where's my alien saucer? Where's my sexy detective? Just add a bit of swearing, and it wouild probably be right.)
What! I think I have something there. Think how vulnerable people are in supermarkets trying to fight off the urge to buy pleasure foods, especially the the grocery store book buyer who wanders over to peruse.
I think that type of person could be reawakened to how much they used to love poetry before life beat it out of them.
Susanna, you are stalwart! You tell 'em! I bet you could charm them into it...
I somehow don't think this is going to happen, but perhaps Costco? I have found books of poems in unaccountable places.
Maybe I will! I am all into letter writing these days.
Another lovely journal! I love these poems also. The first especially is so evocative of Moby Dick, "Spring and Fall," and who knows what else. Lovely, as all the poems in this series are.
Susanna,
Eep, I didn't mean to encourage you! On the other hand, you seem to have magic powers of persuasion... And I certainly could use some of that magic.
Robbi,
Costco? Probably remaindered! Not that I know--we don't have things like that in the wilds. XD
Actually, it was just anthologies. I never saw individual books of poems in such places. Saw them in Wanamakers dept. store, many years ago in Philadelphia though.
And once at a discount store I got a Walcott book.
Robbi,
Can you imagine seeing them in a department store now, I wonder?
I think Mr. Walcott would not be pleased. The very idea! But I'm sure you were...
Marly, you know you are always welcome to tap into my powers. I give my magic to you freely.
Pop over and visit me tonight, this entry is a scream.
http://susangalique.livejournal.com/806299.html
What I really crave is your HATS! XD
Susanna,
Tried to post and a yellow-eyed goat popped up and said you were temporarily disabled!
Shall come back later... Still doing the dratted Borgesian Infinite Laundry.
LJ must still be under attack! the hackers really hate all of emo kids. In April the it was the Russians trying to shut down a particular blog apposing an oil pipeline. good luck on that laundry situation. I just pick up anything off the floor sometimes. My boss sprayed me with freebreeze this week hahaaaaaaaaaa
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