(d. Sept. 7, 1981)
Left behind at (or rather, gifted to) Ada Books, Providence, RI
Quote is from the film, My Left Foot.
Showing posts with label poet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poet. Show all posts
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Stitched Deaths: Emily Dickinson
(d. May 15, 1886)
Left behind on the porch of a private residence in Providence, RI.
Words were Dickinson's last.
Left behind on the porch of a private residence in Providence, RI.
Words were Dickinson's last.
Monday, March 31, 2014
Stitched Deaths: Meena Kumari
(d. Mar. 31, 1972)
Pillow left behind in Spectrum India on Thayer Street, Providence, RI.
Quote in Urdu is from a poem written by the Indian actress known as "The Tragedy Queen"
In English it translates to - "Why do you want to listen to my story: Colourless tales of a joyless life"
(Image of Meena Kumari from her Wikipedia page.)
Pillow left behind in Spectrum India on Thayer Street, Providence, RI.
Quote in Urdu is from a poem written by the Indian actress known as "The Tragedy Queen"
In English it translates to - "Why do you want to listen to my story: Colourless tales of a joyless life"
(Image of Meena Kumari from her Wikipedia page.)
Labels:
Actress,
death,
embroidery,
India,
Indian,
pillow,
poet,
stitched,
Tragedy Queen
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Stitched Deaths: Sylvia Plath
(d. Feb. 11, 1963)
Placed in the Evelyn B. Morris Great Room in Eleanor Roosevelt Hall, University of Rhode Island, North Kingstown, RI.
Quote is from the last line of Plath's 'Love-Letter'
Placed in the Evelyn B. Morris Great Room in Eleanor Roosevelt Hall, University of Rhode Island, North Kingstown, RI.
Quote is from the last line of Plath's 'Love-Letter'
Labels:
Ariel,
death,
embroidery,
pillow,
poet,
suicide,
the Colossal,
thread,
URI
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