The photographs in this post are from a project called Vox Poplar. It is an installation at the Bown branch of the Boise Idaho Library System. Art, typewriter, poetry… stunning in its simplicity.
On the road. With typewriter.
Just received and currently reading – The Annotated Archy and Mehitabel. Currently perched atop my 1966 Hermes 3000.
On the tail of yesterday’s entry, I continued to dig deeper into the lives of Archy, Mehitabel, and Don Marquis. I downloaded a book of poetry written by D.M. – for free! The poetry is quite good, especially when you keep in mind the era from which it was written.
Here for your enjoyment is Sam Waterston reading a delightful poem by Don Marquis, regarding an assignment that Archy (the typing cockroach) was covering. ~TH~
Our beautiful Blasco Library in Erie PA (featured in this months The Atlantic magazine) will be hosting an event tomorrow night, a one-man show by Gale McNeeley presenting poems, songs and essays of Don Marquis, the creator of the characters Archy & Mehitabel.
Don Marquis wrote for the The Evening Sun newspaper and created the character of Archy in 1916. Archy is a cockroach who types by jumping from one key to the next.
This era fascinates me because so many new technologies were being introduced to more and more homes and businesses. Automobiles, telephones, phonographs, electricity, and of course – the typewriter. These ideas seem quaint to us now, but one hundred years ago these were awe inspiring technologies.
If you live in (or near) Erie PA, I hope you’ll plan to attend this free event. I know I’ll be there! ~TH~
Spent some time typing on my 1936 Underwood 6, and decided I didn’t want to put up with sluggish action anymore.
It appears that autumn will include cooking and cleaning up some typewriters. Sounds glorious to me. ~TH~
