Friday, June 05, 2009

Unworldly territories ...

... On Poe's 200th anniversary: Marilynne Robinson. (Hat tip, Dave Lull)

Poe made me think about words. Which is the loveliest word, the loveliest letter? I believe I may have known that these are the kinds of almost idle questions one poses to oneself when a night seems to be unending, when the weight of sorrow is so great as to be dangerous.

1 comment:

  1. Susan B.9:17 AM

    Marilynne is following in the footsteps of Flannery. O'Connor also credited Poe for her early love of words and stories. And, of course, he perfected and publicized the genre of 'Southern gothic' tales of suspense. Flannery did her own version: Southern gothic Catholic tales of terror and mystery.

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