http://www.artscatter.com/general/ashland-report-fabulous-cockroach-deadly-deceiver/ a Portland-centric arts and culture blog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:51:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.artscatter.com/general/ashland-report-fabulous-cockroach-deadly-deceiver/#comment-1673 David Loftus Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:14:48 +0000 http://www.artscatter.com/?p=348#comment-1673 My grandmother was a big fan of Archy & Mehitabel. Since her parents had read aloud to each other, she wanted to duplicated this tradition in her household, so in late 1920s Fairbanks, Alaska, newly married, she chose A&H as the first book to read to her husband. It went over like the proverbial lead balloon: my grandfather, who was a bit of a prude, thoroughly disapproved of that tramp Mehitabel. Marquis is the source of one of my favorite quotes: "Publishing a book of poetry in America is like dropping a rose petal off the rim of the Grand Canyon and listening for the echo." My grandmother was a big fan of Archy & Mehitabel. Since her parents had read aloud to each other, she wanted to duplicated this tradition in her household, so in late 1920s Fairbanks, Alaska, newly married, she chose A&H as the first book to read to her husband. It went over like the proverbial lead balloon: my grandfather, who was a bit of a prude, thoroughly disapproved of that tramp Mehitabel. Marquis is the source of one of my favorite quotes: “Publishing a book of poetry in America is like dropping a rose petal off the rim of the Grand Canyon and listening for the echo.”

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