Marilyn Monroe Reading James Joyce

Norma Jeane or Jean? Marylyn or Marilyn?

Loved this! I looked at the picture first and your words were perfect. Nice cherry:) Sarah x

Great stuff! My only nit-picks are the same as Ewan's.

Good point Ewan. It should definitely be Marilyn and shall endeavour to change it. The other, according to various sites I googled, is Jeane although I admit it sounds odd.

Thanks Sarah. I agree: it is nice to be awarded a cherry. I have been trying hard to reach the 40 mark but haven't succeeded yet.

Luigi x

Cheers whiskey. See my reply to Ewan. Oddly enough the spellchecker accepted the 'Marylyn'.
Many thanks for your comment.

You're quite right, Luigi, Norma Jean is probably due to the mis-spelling in Elton John's lyrics to Candle in the Wind (the proper version).

It does look weird though. :-)

Good poem, this one.

Ewan

Quite a compliment, coming from you Ewan. A boost to my morale. Thanks.

Nice one Luigi, Not sure my version will go down too well with you guys, but it's what came to me first. My second effort is more of a true account of her reaction to Joyce and Ulysses in particular. Don't know if I dare post it here(-;. Congrats on the cherry BTW Val x

Cheers Val. I thought I'd try this on these pages to test the waters. It seems to have gone down quite well. As for the challenge it will be up to our arty friend to decide.
Nice of you to comment.

Luigi xx

Nice work luigi. And a great picture. Congratulations also to Marilyn for getting to the end or did she just skip to Molly's matutinal ruminations?

It has all been said, Luigi. Just fantastic;-)

Tina xxx

Give her the benefit of the doubt, chuck. From her rapt expression I would say that she didn't miss a single word. Besides, being married to Arthur Miller and with an IQ of 168 (thanks to Bradene for this information) she can't have been the dizzy blonde that many people assumed her to be.

Nice to hear from you, Tina. Every now and then something clicks. Very satisfying when it happens.
My thanks to you for your comment.

Luigi xxx

Questions which I'm sure have occurred to many of us when we've come across this photograph = and nicely phrased here. Congrats on the cherry. Margot

Thanks Margot. Interesting photograph, don't you think? So different from the glamourous poses so widely circulated.

Luigi x

I was with Chuck on noting which section she's reading, and I think she looks a bit, "what is this guy on?"
(Probably in a good way.)

But I enjoyed the piece even before I looked at the picture. thanks

Ashb

Thanks for the comment ashb. Glad you enjoyed the piece.
Unfortunately we shall never know whether she was puzzled by the novel's plot or if she skipped any pages. She looks genuinely interested but she could be employing her acting skills.

Hello Jupiter. Your comment seems to have been lost in transit.
Cheers.

Cool response poem Luigi. I found that challenge too difficult - she looks exactly like an ex! xxx

Nice to hear from you Nicky. I find it hard to believe that a challenge would defeat you.
Much obliged for your comment.

Luigi xxx

very good

Many thanks, DraxB.

Fascinating! The last I heard was that Merlin was working as a wizard.