It’s the birthday of Charles Simic (b. 1938), one of today’s Great Living Poets of surrealist ilk (though he does grim realism as well), whose poetry “removes the safety nets from the everyday.” Simic was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia) and spent his childhood fleeing the violence of WWII; he has said that “My [...]
Sensory deprivation tank wasn’t even in my Amazon cart for 30 seconds before I removed it. I mean, I’m not crazy. Or rich. Actually I might be crazy but I’m not rich. Anyway, tanks now showing up constantly in Facebook feed, along with those old-fashioned claw-footed bathtubs—next best thing to sensory deprivation tank and only [...]
It’s the birthday of Peggy Bacon (1895-1987, #nicelonglife), who was the author and/or illustrator of 60-some books and won great recognition for both her art and her writing, including an Edgar Allen Poe Mystery Award nomination for her novel The Inward Eye (1952). Margaret Frances Bacon was born in Ridgefield, Connecticut, to two artists; her [...]