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Philosopher's Corner

Aug. 12 and 13 readings

By borges, Section Philosopher's Corner
Posted on Wed Aug 11, 2010 at 08:04:24 AM CST

Two mothers will share the story of their daughters' lives, death and continuing relationship at two Viroqua venues in August. Marianne Dietzel and Linda Bergh, former Waldorf teachers, will give spiritually-oriented readings from their books, Laughing in a Waterfall: A Mother's Memoir and She Would Draw Flowers, on Thursday August 12 at 7 p.m. at The Turning Place, 304 S. Main St., Viroqua. The next evening, Friday August 13, at 7 p.m. they will give public readings and have book signings at Bramble Bookstore, 117 S. Main St., Viroqua.

For more information, call the Threshold Care Circle at 608-606-8060 or Bramble Bookstore at 637-8717.

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A Poem by LynnChakoian

By borges, Section Philosopher's Corner
Posted on Thu Jun 17, 2010 at 02:32:15 PM CST

The black of their dress,
buggies and horses,
prayer books, Bibles and a cappella hymns
leads those from afar to assume
what isn't necessarily true.
What looks black and white
is tempered by the blue broadcloth
pants buttoned up the side,
held with suspenders
and work-worthy for a season or two.
And children, who on the schoolhouse yard
play games together as if girls and boys
needn't be on one side of the room
or the other.
And the rhythmic thud of weaving rugs
through the winter season
after the syrup is boiled,
vegetables packed in jars,
and all made straight for the fall doin'.

All the while their Sunday-best flying
horizontal in the wind on wash day.
And the white lace bonnet
setting off a face so pure, in a way.
And how their eyes avert to the ground
or feet when more modern senses they meet.
Distant yet present
through these spheres of difference--never touching,
no mutual remembrance
and neighbors still.

by LynnChakoian

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Valentine Poem to Sherwood Anderson

By borges, Section Philosopher's Corner
Posted on Sun Feb 14, 2010 at 12:13:39 PM CST

Gertrude Stein reads "A Valentine to Sherwood Anderson" (3:46), Winter 1934-35 [MP3]

Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Carl Van Vechten Collection, [reproduction number, LOT 12735, no. 52.]

click HERE

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Marcel Proust on Death May Come This Evening

By borges, Section Philosopher's Corner
Posted on Sat Dec 26, 2009 at 12:05:13 PM CST

A bit of Proust read by Alan Rickman (Snape for the Harry Potter Movie fans) and it is nicely done.

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Thanksgiving

By borges, Section Philosopher's Corner
Posted on Thu Nov 26, 2009 at 12:51:15 PM CST

Well it is Thanksgiving and the WKRP promotion is traveling around again. For those who missed that very funny take on turkey day, the full episode is on Hulu here. If you don't have the time, here is the main clip....hope you all have a happy day out there.

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Documenting Our Backyard

By borges, Section Philosopher's Corner
Posted on Sun Nov 08, 2009 at 09:14:28 AM CST

There is a new documentary about the driftless region of Iowa that came across my radar via the VernonReporter who is also making efforts to document our world here in Vernon County. These two, who are reporting on the midwestern rural condition, have much in common. They both grew up in, and care about the changing face of the neighborhood they document. They are taking the time and effort to cover it with respect and fellowship. And in their own way create some high quality work that reflects what is happening in the disappearing space of small town America. We will continue to watch the local work of VernonReporter and happily link to his work.

The Iowa documentary is called Driftless: Stories from Iowa and can be streamed online or bought as a DVD from the site. It covers a wide range of rural issues from aging communities, family farm demise, kids isolated and acting out, immigrant issues and usually avoids sentimentalism and too narrow of a focus that can distort the reality of life. Of course he looks for the characters, and families that speak to a time past and what will be lost in modernization and homogenization of culture, but much of it seems familiar enough to me. Here is a video of a few snippets from his interviews, visit the website for full segments.