Philip, you are an impassioned and even scholarly docent to wonderful cemeteries, but your report on Highgate is especially splendid. In 2007, with the help of a translator named Michiko Zento, I visited 46 burial shrines of Japanese writers. Ginko trees, cuckoos, astonishing flower arrangements--- Basho's was perhaps my favorite, the Akutagawa Ryonosuke's (He wrote the story "Rashomon") had a certain likeness to Jim Morrison's in Paris; for the 35 year old suicide, there were vials of veronal, graffiti, all sorts of art work, and a life-size sculpted portrait made of
cardboard and elegantly painted, under an umbrella. Even here in Vermont, the anxiety-winds of fascism blow in from our nation's capital. I have never been more closely in touch with Canadian friends, some friendships of 55 years now. Make no mistake about it, Elon Musk gave a Nazi salute. Our beloved Senator Bernie Sanders is drawing anti-Oligarch crowds of tens of thousands. Between my family and the families of my friends there is no border. Howard Norman
Philip, you are an impassioned and even scholarly docent to wonderful cemeteries, but your report on Highgate is especially splendid. In 2007, with the help of a translator named Michiko Zento, I visited 46 burial shrines of Japanese writers. Ginko trees, cuckoos, astonishing flower arrangements--- Basho's was perhaps my favorite, the Akutagawa Ryonosuke's (He wrote the story "Rashomon") had a certain likeness to Jim Morrison's in Paris; for the 35 year old suicide, there were vials of veronal, graffiti, all sorts of art work, and a life-size sculpted portrait made of
cardboard and elegantly painted, under an umbrella. Even here in Vermont, the anxiety-winds of fascism blow in from our nation's capital. I have never been more closely in touch with Canadian friends, some friendships of 55 years now. Make no mistake about it, Elon Musk gave a Nazi salute. Our beloved Senator Bernie Sanders is drawing anti-Oligarch crowds of tens of thousands. Between my family and the families of my friends there is no border. Howard Norman
Vermont is welcome to join Canada!
Really appreciate your writing and your humanity, especially in these times! Thank you!
I loved my visit to that cemetery. I really enjoyed visiting it again and learning a bit more about its inhabitants by reading this week's Endgame.
A dazzling display of erudition ,which puts my deep friendship in jeopardy
How can I compete?
I guess I will turn to the weather or the Liberals insisting they are the only party ever fit to govern
I'm curious if you saw Ed and David Miliband's dad while you were there.