A Momentary Taste of Being

I am so remiss.  Notice of this blog came to me ages ago and I have neglected to post it.  But there is some very fine stuff at Marginalia

Smugopedia--Pretend you Know Better The intro blurb is worth the price of admission.

Poetry blogs

But I was really charmed by some of the things on this blog

50 Best

Rachael is also reading the Modern Library 100

. . . that I answer in the post below-- Space Station Mir

Mr. Interpolations (with whom, I promise, I will eventually talk about Flannery O'Connor) politely requested a gift from a number of bloggers, most of whom were already on my list.  but one who was not turned out to be a real gift.  Check out Carvana de Recuerdos . Kevin from Canada Nonsuch Books Thanks Kevin, hope you like your gift when you open it.  If not, the exchange counter is open and I'm more than happy to offer something more slimming or entallating or embulking--whatever.

Also from Open Culture--this interesting NYT blog and entry

I just like the idea of loas. But this means Library of America has a blog. (via Books Inq.)

Yesterday I was made aware of a very nice blog combining a commonplace book on writing along with the blog author's own reflections.  If you are interested in the art of writing, you might do well to spend some time at Thoughts on Fiction Writing .

It's a shame that The Wondering Minstrels appears to no longer be kept by the blogkeeper.  A Poem a day with commentary and if the numbers are any indications there are on the site something on the order of 2000 poems discussed.  So I can see the link as a kind of annotated anthology.  Go, enjoy.

And I concur-- Interpolations

My sincere thanks to Anthony at Times Flow Stemmed for introducing me to the delightful blog that is The Sheila Variations .  I pass that kindness on to all of you.  The blogmaster shares a deep interest in all things _Ulysses_ and, perhaps (I've not investigated enough to know at this stage) all things Joyce.  But the first thing I encountered upon entering the site was a warm greeting from Patrick Henry--a personal hero.  Go and enjoy!

Received a note from a fellow reader of Joyce who directed me toward his site.   If you're interested in Joyce (or baseball--interesting combination) you might want to check out the site.

Constance Reader As Usual I Need More Shelves A Reader's Respite The Zen Leaf   (I was immediately attracted by the list of the potential rereads of 2010 and the presence on it of  As I Lay Dying, We (Yevegeny Zamayatin), and The Zoo Story (among others) What I look for in a blog:  panlecturemia--a rare disease that involves the inability to avoid reading any material that comes to hand--in absence of a book, cereal boxes, the nutrition labels on cans, old grocery store receipts, cancelled checks (if you are so primitive to have any), etc. OR an acute interest in an area of fiction that I have little knowledge of OR an interesting way of commenting on things I have absolutely no interest in. In short, in accord with my religious tenets--catholic reading.

Here Oh Wow!  The Rubaiyat (in all five editions) AND Stand on Zanzibar --this really appeals to my eclectic side.