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SUNNY SEATTLE! What a miracle, this bright shining day! There are still…
SUNNY SEATTLE!
What a miracle, this bright shining day!
There are still a few tickets my event tonight at Town Hall at 7:30!
Check my website for details:
ww.elizabethgilbert.com
See you in a few hours!
MY FAVORITE LINE OF ALL LITERATURE…. Dear Ones — Those of you who are famili…
MY FAVORITE LINE OF ALL LITERATURE….
Dear Ones —
Those of you who are familiar with this page have heard me speak before about my love for the poet Jack Gilbert (no relation to me, I'm afraid!) who died in late 2012.
Specifically, you have seen me quote this line of his:
"We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world."
The Atlantic magazine called me the other day and asked me to discuss my favorite line in all of literature, and I spoke about that poem, that bold sentiment.
The transcript of the conversation is here…it is so beautiful, because Jack Gilbert was so beautiful and wise.
Here you go:
xo
LG
The 'Stubborn Gladness' of Elizabeth Gilbert's Favorite Poet
www.theatlantic.com
The Eat, Pray, Love author celebrates the late Jack Gilbert, whose works challenge readers to find joy within suffering.
SOAT in the Seattle rain! I’ll be reading TONIGHT in Seattle at Town Hall! Check…
SOAT in the Seattle rain! I'll be reading TONIGHT in Seattle at Town Hall! Check www.elizabethgilbert.com for details!
Photos of Elizabeth Gilbert
Reading SOAT in the Seattle rain while I wait for my son to finish soccer practice … We're waiting for you, Liz. Rain or shine, we'll be smiling when we see you tomorrow! We might need that yellow dress if you want some sunshine. 🙂
SOAT in Portugal, in (get this) a moss laboratory!
SOAT in Portugal, in (get this) a moss laboratory!
Photos of Elizabeth Gilbert
SOAT in Portugal in a moss (musgo) study laboratory. Along with the book, a soap called "Royal moss", the photo of two XIX century specialists of moss studies in Portugal, moss packages for the herbarium and a steromicroscope with the moss Antitrichia californica…the book was a gift from bryologists and lichenologists (moss and lichen specialists) to a bryologist…
SOAT in Rochester, with Huey!
SOAT in Rochester, with Huey!
Photos of Elizabeth Gilbert
My cat Huey from Rochester, NY tuckered out after a morning of reading SOTA! Absolutely love this book! Got my copy from the library and want my own! Putting it at the top of my Christmas list! I was lucky to meet you in 2005 here in Rochester at a reading and book signing of EPL! I admire your work and can't wait to read what you come up with next!