Miriam Levine
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Miriam Levine commented on the event 'Boston SW First Birthday Meetup'
"Thank you for organizing this event. I'll be away. All good luck, Miriam"
Jun 21, 2010
Phoebe Wilcox left a comment for Miriam Levine
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Mar 22, 2010
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Mar 22, 2010
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Volunteers: Tomato Seedlings, Poems

In January, using compost he had brought to Florida from Massachusetts, J. potted up a juniper plant in the clay armadillo pot and set it on the balcony. Today, three months later, he moved the pot from the floor to a table. He was clearing the decks to sweep.Trailing out from under the armadillo's paw was a green fringe. Not Juniper. At first I thought it was a weed. I lifted the fringe and caught the pungent minty smell of tomato plants. The fringe, composed of at least a dozen and a half…See More
Mar 18, 2010
Miriam Levine left a comment for Phoebe Wilcox
"Phoebe: I'm happy to connect. All the best, Miriam"
Mar 15, 2010
Miriam Levine posted a blog post

Pale Horse, Pale Rider

Whenever I go back to a memorable piece of writing I am interested in something new, often depending on what I've learned and experienced since the previous reading. This time, when I returned to Katherine Anne Porter's "Pale Horse, Pale Rider," I was struck by her portrayal of two young people in love:. . . they put off as long as they could the end of their moment together, and kept up as well as they could their small talk that flew back and forth over little grooves worn in the thin upper…See More
Mar 14, 2010
Michelle Hoover left a comment for Miriam Levine
"Thanks Miriam! I'll be checking out your blog. Best, Michelle"
Feb 5, 2010
Miriam Levine left a comment for Michelle Hoover
"Hello, Michelle: I'm happy to connect. Cheers for your soon to be published book. All the very best and yours for writing, Miriam"
Feb 2, 2010
Miriam Levine left a comment for Madeleine E. Robins
"Yes, those teenagers! Mine used to slam doors. I swear the noise kept vibrating for days, in my head. He's married now, with a son. Both dear!"
Jan 31, 2010
Miriam Levine posted a blog post

Through the Alley

Yesterday I took a different route to the beach. I went down the alley west of Meridian Avenue. It was quiet and shady. The trash men hadn't come. There were two couches and a mattress. There was a washing machine chained to the ground, roofless. For a dollar and a quarter tenants can do their wash outside. There were two doors painted violet.I appreciated the charm of a life with violet doors until I came to the cart, which served as someone's home. The person had stepped away, so I thought,…See More
Jan 31, 2010
Miriam Levine commented on the blog post 'Elizabeth Bishop: Description Hall of Fame'
"Thanks for your comment and how do you do, Miriam"
Jan 29, 2010
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Elizabeth Bishop: Description Hall of Fame

The poet Elizabeth Bishop is a great describer and belongs in the Pantheon of Describers on High, eternally, if any such thing exists. Very often her work registers the experience of crossing into unfamiliar territory; her senses come to attention in foreign places. I found this description of her visit to a Chinese laundry ("Seven-Days Monologue," The Library of America, Elizabeth Bishop: Poems, Prose, and Letters):The father was making out accounts in a black note-book,--erect lines of…See More
Jan 28, 2010
Miriam Levine posted a blog post

Jude Law in Hamlet

People are at their best when watching marvelous, beautiful things. They become thoughtful, entranced, enlivened. For my birthday I was glad to be part of the audience at the Broadhurst.On the screen, Jude Law is movie-star handsome; on stage he is merely attractive, which is just as well, because his appearance does not detract from his brilliant acting. I've never seen a better Hamlet. Law's Hamlet is vulnerable, active, intelligent, and arrogant--an arrogant royal, who has good reason to…See More
Dec 4, 2009
Miriam Levine commented on the blog post 'Giving It Away'
"Thanks, Ginster. I must do this again: give it away!"
Dec 1, 2009
ginster plantagenet commented on the blog post 'Giving It Away'
"Dear Miriam, I am very touched by the poem as well as your dealing with the purse... You gave me a smile this morning, thanks!"
Dec 1, 2009
Miriam Levine posted a blog post

Description Hall of Fame: Zbigniew Herbert

The Description Hall of Fame welcomes Polish poet Zbigniew Herbert. He joins Willa Cather, Colette, M.F.K Fisher and other masters of the art of description.Our readers group will be talking about Herbert's collection of essays, "Still Life with a Bridle," in which he describes paintings that have moved and astonished him, among them, Torrentius's "Still Life with a Bridle." Herbert describes his first glimpse of the work: "How to describe this inner state? A suddenly awakened intense…See More
Nov 30, 2009

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Who I am:
miriamlevine.com

miriamlevine.blogspot.com
Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
The Dark Opens
In Paterson
Devotion
The Graves of Delawanna
To Know We Are Living
Friends Dreaming
A Guide to Writers' Homes in New England
My writing is:
Fiction, Poetry, Memoir
Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
Yes
I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
Yes
My professional associations:
PEN
AWP

Miriam Levine's Blog

Volunteers: Tomato Seedlings, Poems

Posted on March 18, 2010 at 6:45am 0 Comments

In January, using compost he had brought to Florida from Massachusetts, J. potted up a juniper plant in the clay armadillo pot and set it on the balcony. Today, three months later, he moved the pot from the floor to a table. He was clearing the decks to sweep.



Trailing out from under the armadillo's paw was a green fringe. Not Juniper. At first I thought it was a weed. I lifted the fringe and caught the pungent minty smell of tomato plants. The fringe, composed of at least a dozen… Continue

Pale Horse, Pale Rider

Posted on March 14, 2010 at 7:38am 0 Comments

Whenever I go back to a memorable piece of writing I am interested in something new, often depending on what I've learned and experienced since the previous reading. This time, when I returned to Katherine Anne Porter's "Pale Horse, Pale Rider," I was struck by her portrayal of two young people in love:



. . . they put off as long as they could the end of their moment together, and kept up as well as they could their small talk that flew back and forth over little grooves worn in the… Continue

Through the Alley

Posted on January 31, 2010 at 10:00am 0 Comments

Yesterday I took a different route to the beach. I went down the alley west of Meridian Avenue. It was quiet and shady. The trash men hadn't come. There were two couches and a mattress. There was a washing machine chained to the ground, roofless. For a dollar and a quarter tenants can do their wash outside. There were two doors painted violet.



I appreciated the charm of a life with violet doors until I came to the cart, which served as someone's home. The person had stepped away, so… Continue

Elizabeth Bishop: Description Hall of Fame

Posted on January 28, 2010 at 3:09pm 1 Comment

The poet Elizabeth Bishop is a great describer and belongs in the Pantheon of Describers on High, eternally, if any such thing exists. Very often her work registers the experience of crossing into unfamiliar territory; her senses come to attention in foreign places. I found this description of her visit to a Chinese laundry ("Seven-Days Monologue," The Library of America, Elizabeth Bishop: Poems, Prose, and Letters):



The father was making out accounts in a black note-book,--erect… Continue

Jude Law in Hamlet

Posted on December 4, 2009 at 3:10pm 0 Comments

People are at their best when watching marvelous, beautiful things. They become thoughtful, entranced, enlivened. For my birthday I was glad to be part of the audience at the Broadhurst.



On the screen, Jude Law is movie-star handsome; on stage he is merely attractive, which is just as well, because his appearance does not detract from his brilliant acting. I've never seen a better Hamlet. Law's Hamlet is vulnerable, active, intelligent, and arrogant--an arrogant royal, who has good… Continue

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At 8:40am on February 5, 2010, Michelle Hoover said…
Thanks Miriam! I'll be checking out your blog.

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Michelle
 
 
 

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