Irene Gammel Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Irene Gammel

#Remembrance In Virginia Woolf’s “Mrs Dalloway,” memorialization and the effects of war linger in the character’s lives. Scholar Bette London explores Woolf and the Great War in “Posthumous Lives” (Cornell): https://t.co/CuGTH1i9zI

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“To the Lighthouse is a moving reflection on time, memory and the ebb and flow of human emotion.” The @guardian reviews the new audiobook of #VirginiaWoolf’s well known 1927 novel narrated by actor Ruth Wilson. https://t.co/nFOrslipba @msatweet @jasonwtc https://t.co/PsNVGuNSx4

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Have you read about the fascinating history and relations of Ezra Pound and Hilda Doolittle? After some messy romance between the two, Pound was H.D’s editor as she went on to write “crystalline poetry". @oldbooksguy https://t.co/SuuDKHGpEZ

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#Celebratepridemonth with #Modernist icons H.D. & Bryher who championed “ideas of transgenderism, homosexuality & other unconventional concepts." Read about their love story in Susan McCabe's new book "An Untold Love Story of Modernism." https://t.co/tpHI4IDgOh @OxUniPress

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🐇🎨 Beatrix Potter, the talented illustrator and author, sought solace in her beloved pets. Discover her life in Victorian England and her enchanting creations, including "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" and "The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies." 📚🏰 https://t.co/sZriCqmg1I @britishmuseum

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Born on #PEI, Mark Strand, the late Canadian American poet and Pulitzer Prize winner for “Blizzard of One,” resurges! @Newyorker publishes his long-lost poem in their Anniversary Issue. https://t.co/TXX2HxkbJK @poetryfoundation @tmu_english @MCavert @LMMontgomeryLS @jasonwtc

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🐇🎨 Beatrix Potter, the talented illustrator and author, sought solace in her beloved pets. Discover her life in Victorian England and her enchanting creations, including "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" and "The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies." 📚🏰 https://t.co/sZriCqmg1I @britishmuseum

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Last night, at MLC associate & poet Karen Mulhallen's, a BIG London, UK, package arrived: first copies of her new book of poems THE SCENT OF SPRING: ELEGIES OUT OF SEASON. Read it! It’s brilliant! @BlackSpringUK @arts_tmu @canadianlit @moniquetschofen @UofT @ustmikesPres https://t.co/ZHZOvxgMWb

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The debut film “Orlando: My Political Biography” is a playful take on the struggles of trans and binary people, inspired by Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando” (1928). Read about the premiere of this adaptation at the Berlinade: https://t.co/KFOmkgaLCO @saltwirenetwork @BeyondBloomsb https://t.co/xnrvv1pLTn

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Jean Toomer’s “Cane” (1923) turns 100 this month and we celebrate its legacy and impact on the Harlem Renaissance. The text is "a mesmeric fusion of avant-garde prose, poetry and drama," fuelled by social justice. @ConversationUS https://t.co/GF2Wfk1zjI @AveryTamlyn @msatweet