Daily Archives: March 2, 2007

Poems of the week: rediscovered Plath; Keats’ worst poem ever

Posted on March 2, 2007 by cicada

Anna Journey, a VCU graduate student, recently discovered a previously unpublished poem by Sylvia Plath. That venerable arbiter of literary taste, Jane Magazine, calls it “a gorgeous sonnet about feeling blah”. If you’ve read AS Byatt’s Possession (or seen its … Continue reading →

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Not Pleistocene, Not a Skeleton

Posted on March 2, 2007 by cicada

Pleistocene Skeleton Steel, wax, marble dust, and acrylic Nancy Graves, 1970 Smithsonian Museum of American Art Last fall I visited the newly renovated Smithsonian Museum of American Art. One of my favorite pieces was this sculpture by Nancy Graves. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Artists & Art, Biology, Museum Lust, Science | 4 Comments