Staying sane in an artificially difficult profession.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
The Token
I received this pendant, set with rubies, as a Christmas gift. Thinking highly of the giver, I decided last night to put it beneath my pillow so as to get it "in tune" with me. Before I fell asleep it gave me an idea for a set of poems. Then it woke me up after 3 hours and said, "Get up and write some poems," and gave me a first line. It also wrote a poem about itself. Whatever works in the name of creativity is all good.
Intrigued after decoding Aurelia Plath's Gregg shorthand notes on Sylvia Plath's papers, I began researching Aurelia's life -- and am the first person to go into depth. Me: M.A., M.F.A. Forty years' professional writing and publishing experience and 31 years' university teaching experience. I am well-published, most recently in The Bloomsbury Handbook to Sylvia Plath (2022).
I'm with ya, sister! I hope to read them one day.
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful. Hope your holiday was great.