hey erica. would you mind emailing me whatever poetry you have of your moms? especially "in praise of earl grey."
also any poetry that you like or have written...
im making a family poetry book! :)
love,
ellie
Email from Erica to Ellie:
hi ellie - i don't have any of her poetry online or on my computer. i'm planning on going over to my dad's house this sunday to work on the art room, and while i'm there i will see what hard copies i can track down, and either re-type them for you or find someone with a scanner. sounds like a neat project!
love you,
erica
p.s. are you including any of your own poetry in the book? if so can you send it to me? i'd love to have a sample :)
p.p.s i've been reading my mom's journals, and it's been really, really intense. lots of emotions. this morning i read the journal entry she wrote about my birth.
Email from Ellie to Erica:
thats insane, reading the journal entry about your birth... im sure THAT journal (pregnant, while you're little) at least is very focused on you, and how much she loves you. tough stuff, but so nice to have, too -- i would imagine?
as for the family poetry book, im putting a lot of mary oliver, wendell berry, marge piercy -- poets i really like. not any of my own (yet, we'll see.)
I love it that you're obsessed with my mom. I'm glad that someone else understands on some level what an amazing lady she was and how tragic it has been to lose her.
reading her journals is sort of dominating my mind and heart right now. my mom struggled with a lot of stuff, and i see so many of my own struggles reflected in what she writes. she wrestled with more demons than you might think. and there's also the nice stuff about me being a cute baby and her loving me a lot.
I love you so much! Thanks for being brave enough to expose yourself to me. I will always hold all of your dark, soft secret parts with the utmost respect cuz I know you do the same for me. That was not supposed to sound dirty.
Love love love,
Erica
Email from Erica to Ellie:
hi ellie - i don't have any of her poetry online or on my computer. i'm planning on going over to my dad's house this sunday to work on the art room, and while i'm there i will see what hard copies i can track down, and either re-type them for you or find someone with a scanner. sounds like a neat project!
love you,
erica
p.s. are you including any of your own poetry in the book? if so can you send it to me? i'd love to have a sample :)
p.p.s i've been reading my mom's journals, and it's been really, really intense. lots of emotions. this morning i read the journal entry she wrote about my birth.
Email from Ellie to Erica:
thats insane, reading the journal entry about your birth... im sure THAT journal (pregnant, while you're little) at least is very focused on you, and how much she loves you. tough stuff, but so nice to have, too -- i would imagine?
as for the family poetry book, im putting a lot of mary oliver, wendell berry, marge piercy -- poets i really like. not any of my own (yet, we'll see.)
:)
i wish i could help you with the project of finding your mom's poetry... no worries if waits for awhile.
also -- if you have any poetry i want that too.
much love,
ellie
ps i also did this other project recently -- i collected all the tree art i could find on the internet, pastels, watercolor, oil, crayon, photography -- picked out my favorites, and created a photo book online of what i liked best. dedicated to your mom, of course. im excited to show it to you, its REALLY beautiful and cool. (i feel like i can say that since i had little to do with the actual creation of it, i just threw other peoples' art together.) i love the internet.
Email from Erica to Ellie:
ooo, that tree art project sounds really neat! i'd love to see it. i have written a poem or two in my day but i'm not sure i want it next to those other poets...
Email from Ellie to Erica:
yeah thats pretty much how i feel (about mine i mean!)
i miss you....
been thinking a lot lately about (trying to) really show appreciation for everyone i love.
been thinking a lot lately about (trying to) really show appreciation for everyone i love.
i love you dearling friend!! thank you for being someone that i can expose myself to. literally and figuratively, hehe. other than dan. i dont know. its not the same. you're special.
you're awesome and i love you and i hope it doesnt weird you out that im obsessed with your mom. im more obsessed with you. :)
mwah!!
much love,
ellie
Email from Erica to Ellie:
I love it that you're obsessed with my mom. I'm glad that someone else understands on some level what an amazing lady she was and how tragic it has been to lose her.
reading her journals is sort of dominating my mind and heart right now. my mom struggled with a lot of stuff, and i see so many of my own struggles reflected in what she writes. she wrestled with more demons than you might think. and there's also the nice stuff about me being a cute baby and her loving me a lot.
I love you so much! Thanks for being brave enough to expose yourself to me. I will always hold all of your dark, soft secret parts with the utmost respect cuz I know you do the same for me. That was not supposed to sound dirty.
Love love love,
Erica
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