I love love love Dorothy Parker.... Notwithstanding many setbacks in her life as well as several tragic circumstances she was at the top of the literary elite of her time... She was a prolific writer but her unique self-deprecating wit shone through most brilliantly in her poetry. Heres a rare voice recording (from 1926) where she has read out her poem below.... Inscription for the Ceiling of a Bedroom By Dorothy Parker Daily dawns another day; I must up, to make my way. Though I dress and drink and eat, Move my fingers and my feet, Learn a little, here and there, Weep and laugh and sweat and swear, Hear a song, or watch a stage, Leave some words upon a page, Claim a foe, or hail a friend – Bed awaits me at the end. Though I go in pride and strength, I’ll come back to bed at length. Though I walk in blinded woe, Back to bed I’m bound to go. High my heart, or bowed my head, All my days but lead to bed. Up, and out, and on; and then Ever back to bed again, Summer, Winter, Spring, and Fall – I’m a fool to rise at all! https://soundcloud/brainpicker/dorothy-parker-reads
Posted on: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 02:12:44 +0000
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