Lady Mary Wroth

Saint Barbara, 1522. Gorgeous work by the teen-aged (!) Parmigianino, who was born on this day in 1503.

In my day, we called it "saucy."

Meme from Facebook showing the portrait of Sir Robert Sidney with the caption "hath thou checked thy butthole?"

WHAT IS THIS OUTRAGE?????

Except from CNN newsletter that reads King Charles to meet Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican King Charles III's state visit to the Vatican gets underway today, when he will become the first British monarch to pray with a pope in 500 years.

Aghast.

Bloody papists.

The best writing tip, the only one you should follow, is to ensure that you have all your material conditions taken care--sleep, a good income, healthy snacks, a working democracy, enough affluence to shield you from the horrors of the world--to maximize your creativity.

A poster announcing a teach-in in washington DC. Sunday, October 26th - Sunup to Sundown Washington, DC - The National Mall “AMERICA’S FRONT YARD” FEATURING KELLIE CARTER JACKSON, NICOLE HEMMER, DEREK MUSGROVE, NATE DIMEO, TRESSIE MCMILLAN COTTOM, AMANDA SEALES, JODY AVIRGAN, JAMES FALLOWS, MARTHA JONES, MARCIA CHATELAIN, PAUL BUTLER, NATHAN CONNOLLY, AND MORE

Announcing a good ol’ fashioned Teach-In in Washington, DC on Sunday, October 26th.

We’ll convene for a series of lectures, stories, and conversations to celebrate and stand up for the work of history and museums.

Shoutout to @natedimeo.bsky.social for bringing this idea to us.

See you in DC!

Screen cap of parodic version of William Blake's "The Tyger" that begins: Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright (Not sure if I spelled that right) What immortal hand or eye Could fashion such a stripy guy? What the hammer that hath hewn it Into such a chonky unit? Did who made the lamb make thee, Or an external franchisee?

In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:

Medieval Troubadours and Bards would have loved Taylor Swift.

Please, I beg of you, do NOT donate to this feeble attempt to garner money to support marketing costs for this ABOMINATION. I haven't read it, but I'm sure it's full of lies and a cheap attempt to gain notoriety off my back. ONLY I MAY GAIN NOTORIETY OFF THE BACKS OF OTHERS!!!!

The Oxford comma (also known as the ‘serial comma’) is the comma that separates the second to last item in a list from a final item that is introduced by ‘and’ or ‘or.’

It is optional...but be aware that not using the serial comma can result in some ambiguity.

I always see folks posting the "Hell is empty, and all the devils are here" quote, but what about "I coupled with your mate at barley-break; now we are left in hell," you cowards.

Begrudgingly, this pleases me.

American education.

Sonnet 37 by Mary Sidney Wroth, Countess of Montgomery c. Night, welcome art thou to my mind destrest Darke, heavy, sad, yett nott more sad then I Never could'st thou find fitter company For thine owne humor then I thus oprest. If thou beest dark, my wrongs still unredrest Saw never light, nor smalest bliss can spy; If heavy, joy from mee too fast doth hy And care outgoes my hope of quiett rest, Then now in friendship joine with haples mee, Who ame as sad, and dark as thou canst bee Hating all pleasure, or delight of lyfe; Silence, and griefe, with thee I best doe love And from you three, I know I can nott move, Then lett us live companions without strife.

with thee I best doe love

Mary Wroth

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I'm listening...

Champions all!

He got it ALL WRONG.

Appalling.

Mary Beth Rose Obituary (1948 - 2024) - Legacy Remembers View Mary Beth Rose's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

I was stunned to hear of the passing of Dr. Mary Beth Rose. She was a mentor to me at NU, and introduced me to Lady Mary Wroth (the subject of my novel) plus a ton of other remarkable #earlymodern women writers. She was a wonderfully curious, knowledgeable, generous, and supportive person.

I was rather proud of that one.

Robert Wilkinson, The Merchant Royall: A Sermon Preached at the Nuptials of the Lord Hay and His Lady (1607) A woman, according to Jacobean royal chaplain Dr Robert Wilkinson (d.1617), “is like a Ship indeed, for first whosoever marries, ventures; he ventures his estate, hee ventures his peace, he venture…

Today on the blog: another wonderful post by Joe Black about an entertaining sermon on marriage, joint male/female early modern ownership, and a connection to Mary Wroth https://buff.ly/41kAMlT #EarlyModern #HerBook

Celebrating women's history month graphic featuring article on early modern feminist bibliography and Penelope Rich

screenshot and quotation from SEL article on portrayals of the maternal body and female erotic experience in Mary Wroth

screenshot and quotation from SEL article on feminine duty and ethics in Frances Sheridan's Sidney Bidulph novels

screenshot and quotation from SEL article on women's experience and the fallen woman archetype in Reynolds's novel Rosa Lambert

🎉 Int'l Women's Day is 8 March & SEL is celebrating scholarship on gender, women's history, and women's literature across 400 years. Recent issues feature feminist bibliography, portrayal of maternal bodies & female erotics, analysis of feminine duty & women's experiences @hopkinspress.bsky.social

@pjsalzman.bsky.social so excited to see this collection!!!

Erato, Muse of Lyrical Poetry by Charles Meynier (French, 1768–1832). "Erato is the muse of lyric poetry in Greek mythology. She is often depicted holding a small kithara or lyre, a stringed musical instrument, here seen resting against a tree in the lower left. She is writing with an arrow given to her by a winged Eros or Cupid, the god of love. This painting belongs to a cycle of five works commissioned by businessman François Boyer-Fonfréde for his home in Toulouse."

Poem of the week: A Sonnet to the Noble Lady, the Lady Mary Wroth by Ben Jonson

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Ben Jonson at PG

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@benjonson.bsky.social, you flirt, you.

Lookin' good, Philip!

Okay, well, that it is accurate.