Poetry AND Mr. D

Throw in some chocolate and you have got yourself a party! How I wish I could just run up to my favorite city next Monday. Too bad, I have a hair appointment and a girl never cancels a hair appointment! *sigh* Life is SO unfair! ~Brian Dennehy in "Long Day's Journey Into Night"~ Dennehy and Strong to Read Frost and Lowell Poems at NY Public Library April 7 As Part Of National Poetry Month

By Adam Hetrick 03 Apr 2008

Actors Brian Dennehy and Mark Strong will read the poetry of American writers Robert Frost and Robert Lowell for the New York Public Library's Council of Conservators on April 7.

Dennehy and Strong will join Irish theater producer and writer Josephine Hart for the 7 PM evening of poetry. Hart, who has presented her British Library poetry readings to great acclaim in the U.K., brings the series to America for the first time. The program also celebrates the publication of Hart's book, "Catching Life by the Throat: How to Read a Poem and Why."

A 6:30 PM reception will precede the 7 PM readings. The Conservators Program, which directly supports the Library's Annual Fund, is a membership group of nearly 800 individuals.

Dennehy is a Golden Globe Award, Screen Actor's Guild Award, Tony Award and London stage Olivier Award winner for his performance in Death of a Salesman and also won the Tony Award for his performance in Long Day's Journey Into Night. He most recently appeared in the Public Theater staging of Richard Nelson's Conversations in Tusculum, and will head to Stratford Stage in a double bill of Hughie and Krapp's Last Tape.

Mark Strong, an Olivier nominee for the Donmar Warehouse staging of Twelfth Night, has appeared in the films "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day," "Sunshine," "Fever Pitch" and "Emma."

Welcome To The Poetry That Is April...

"The sun was warm but the wind was chill. You know how it is with an April day. When the sun is out and the wind is still, You're one month on in the middle of May. But if you so much as dare to speak, a cloud come over the sunlit arch, And wind comes off a frozen peak, And you're two months back in the middle of March." ~Robert Frost

April is National Poetry Month!

What is National Poetry Month? National Poetry Month was established by the Academy of American Poets as a month-long, national celebration of poetry. The concept was to increase the attention paid-by individuals and the media—to the art of poetry, to living poets, to our poetic heritage, and to poetry books and magazines. In the end, we hoped to achieve an increase in the visibility, presence, and accessibility of poetry in our culture. National Poetry Month has been successful beyond all anticipation and has grown over the years into the largest literary celebration in the world.

"Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk. The rain makes running pools in the gutter. The rain plays a little sleep-song on our roof at night-- And I love the rain." ~ Langston Hughes

T. S. Eliot wrote, "April is the cruelest month." Let's hope that National Poetry Month lessens that effect!

I have been a bit neglectful about posting and visiting this week. I hope you will forgive me!

Grace has this week off from school and we have been enjoying ourselves. I have some pictures to share and will at the end of the week. I do want you to know that I think of each and every one of you so often, even when I am away from my computer.

I also want to thank dear Andi and sweet Debra for recently offering me the most wonderful awards.

As you may have noticed (or not!), I had to remove some of my sidebar and that also included the awards. For some reason, blogger would not behave with them there.

I am still trying to re-post with them added. If that fails, I will add a new blog page just for them. I feel they are an honor and a testament to how loving this blog community really is.

Love and Hugs,

Susie Q