From alfandary at gmail.com Wed Mar 27 03:48:29 2013 From: alfandary at gmail.com (Rony Alfandary) Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:48:29 +0200 Subject: [ilds] very very sad news Message-ID: I am so so sad to have to bring you this sad news. Niki Marangou died in a car accident a few weeks ago. I just heard. a real loss. http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/award-winning-author-and-artist-niki-marangou-dies/20130208 rony -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From charles-sligh at utc.edu Wed Mar 27 08:08:46 2013 From: charles-sligh at utc.edu (Charles Sligh) Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:08:46 -0400 Subject: [ilds] very very sad news In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <51530B7E.1050301@utc.edu> So sad to read this news, Rony. Niki Marangou graciously added her warmth and knowledge and friendship to our June 2012 gathering at Goodenough College in London. I am certain that others on the list will share this same sense of loss. Gratitude for her gifts; blessings upon her memory. Charles *** *** ON MIRRORS You gone, the mirrors all reverted, Lay banging in the empty house, Redoubled their efforts to impede Waterlogged images of faces pleading. So Fortunatus had a mirror which Imperilled his reason when it broke; The sleepers in their dormitory of glass Stirred once and sighed but never woke. Time amputated so will bleed no more But flow like refuse now in clocks On clinic walls, in libraries and barracks, Not made to spend but kill and nothing more. Yet mirrors abandoned drink like ponds: (Once they resumed the childhood of love) And overflowing, spreading, swallowing Like water light, show one averted face, As in the capsule of the human eye Seen at infinity, the outer end of time, A man and woman lying sun-bemused In a blue vineyard by the Latin sea, Steeped in each other's minds and breathing there Like wicks inhaling deep in golden oil. -- ******************************************** Charles L. Sligh Assistant Professor Department of English University of Tennessee at Chattanooga charles-sligh at utc.edu ******************************************** From godshawl at ucmail.uc.edu Wed Mar 27 09:38:39 2013 From: godshawl at ucmail.uc.edu (Godshalk, William (godshawl)) Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:38:39 +0000 Subject: [ilds] very very sad news In-Reply-To: <51530B7E.1050301@utc.edu> References: , <51530B7E.1050301@utc.edu> Message-ID: <53942BEB6AB3194E9FBEAA4E9E702972032DFE@UCMAILA2.ad.uc.edu> WHICH one was Niki? SO HARD to remember everyone. wlg W. L. Godshalk * Department of English * * University of Cincinnati* * Stellar Disorder * OH 45221-0069 * * ________________________________________ From: ILDS [ilds-bounces at lists.uvic.ca] on behalf of Charles Sligh [charles-sligh at utc.edu] Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 11:08 AM To: ilds at lists.uvic.ca Subject: Re: [ilds] very very sad news So sad to read this news, Rony. Niki Marangou graciously added her warmth and knowledge and friendship to our June 2012 gathering at Goodenough College in London. I am certain that others on the list will share this same sense of loss. Gratitude for her gifts; blessings upon her memory. Charles *** *** ON MIRRORS You gone, the mirrors all reverted, Lay banging in the empty house, Redoubled their efforts to impede Waterlogged images of faces pleading. So Fortunatus had a mirror which Imperilled his reason when it broke; The sleepers in their dormitory of glass Stirred once and sighed but never woke. Time amputated so will bleed no more But flow like refuse now in clocks On clinic walls, in libraries and barracks, Not made to spend but kill and nothing more. Yet mirrors abandoned drink like ponds: (Once they resumed the childhood of love) And overflowing, spreading, swallowing Like water light, show one averted face, As in the capsule of the human eye Seen at infinity, the outer end of time, A man and woman lying sun-bemused In a blue vineyard by the Latin sea, Steeped in each other's minds and breathing there Like wicks inhaling deep in golden oil. -- ******************************************** Charles L. Sligh Assistant Professor Department of English University of Tennessee at Chattanooga charles-sligh at utc.edu ******************************************** _______________________________________________ ILDS mailing list ILDS at lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ilds From ilyas.khan at stanhillcapital.com Wed Mar 27 09:50:30 2013 From: ilyas.khan at stanhillcapital.com (Ilyas Khan) Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:50:30 +0000 Subject: [ilds] very very sad news In-Reply-To: <53942BEB6AB3194E9FBEAA4E9E702972032DFE@UCMAILA2.ad.uc.edu> Message-ID: Professor Godshalk, I think she was wearing a light turtle neck on the one occasion I noted. With my regards Ilyas Khan Fellow University of Cambridge, Judge Business School, Trumpington Street Cambridge CB2 1AG Twitter: Search CambridgeJBS http://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk On 27/03/2013 16:38, "Godshalk, William (godshawl)" wrote: > WHICH one was Niki? > > SO HARD to remember everyone. > > wlg > > > W. L. Godshalk * > Department of English * * > University of Cincinnati* * Stellar Disorder * > OH 45221-0069 * * > ________________________________________ > From: ILDS [ilds-bounces at lists.uvic.ca] on behalf of Charles Sligh > [charles-sligh at utc.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 11:08 AM > To: ilds at lists.uvic.ca > Subject: Re: [ilds] very very sad news > > So sad to read this news, Rony. > > Niki Marangou graciously added her warmth and knowledge and friendship > to our June 2012 gathering at Goodenough College in London. I am > certain that others on the list will share this same sense of loss. > > Gratitude for her gifts; blessings upon her memory. > > Charles > > *** > *** > > ON MIRRORS > > You gone, the mirrors all reverted, > Lay banging in the empty house, > Redoubled their efforts to impede > Waterlogged images of faces pleading. > > So Fortunatus had a mirror which > Imperilled his reason when it broke; > The sleepers in their dormitory of glass > Stirred once and sighed but never woke. > > Time amputated so will bleed no more > But flow like refuse now in clocks > On clinic walls, in libraries and barracks, > Not made to spend but kill and nothing more. > > Yet mirrors abandoned drink like ponds: > (Once they resumed the childhood of love) > And overflowing, spreading, swallowing > Like water light, show one averted face, > > As in the capsule of the human eye > Seen at infinity, the outer end of time, > A man and woman lying sun-bemused > In a blue vineyard by the Latin sea, > > Steeped in each other's minds and breathing there > Like wicks inhaling deep in golden oil. > > -- > ******************************************** > Charles L. Sligh > Assistant Professor > Department of English > University of Tennessee at Chattanooga > charles-sligh at utc.edu > ******************************************** > > > _______________________________________________ > ILDS mailing list > ILDS at lists.uvic.ca > https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ilds > > _______________________________________________ > ILDS mailing list > ILDS at lists.uvic.ca > https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ilds -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 12777 bytes Desc: not available URL: From godshawl at ucmail.uc.edu Wed Mar 27 10:23:16 2013 From: godshawl at ucmail.uc.edu (Godshalk, William (godshawl)) Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:23:16 +0000 Subject: [ilds] very very sad news In-Reply-To: References: <53942BEB6AB3194E9FBEAA4E9E702972032DFE@UCMAILA2.ad.uc.edu>, Message-ID: <53942BEB6AB3194E9FBEAA4E9E702972032E2C@UCMAILA2.ad.uc.edu> I remember her now, but only at a distance. She seemed so young. Thanks. WLG W. L. Godshalk * Department of English * * University of Cincinnati* * Stellar Disorder * OH 45221-0069 * * ________________________________ From: ILDS [ilds-bounces at lists.uvic.ca] on behalf of Ilyas Khan [ilyas.khan at stanhillcapital.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 12:50 PM To: ilds at lists.uvic.ca Subject: Re: [ilds] very very sad news Professor Godshalk, I think she was wearing a light turtle neck on the one occasion I noted. With my regards Ilyas Khan Fellow University of Cambridge, Judge Business School, Trumpington Street Cambridge CB2 1AG Twitter: Search CambridgeJBS http://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk [cid:3447247830_72727919] On 27/03/2013 16:38, "Godshalk, William (godshawl)" > wrote: > WHICH one was Niki? > > SO HARD to remember everyone. > > wlg > > > W. L. Godshalk * > Department of English * * > University of Cincinnati* * Stellar Disorder * > OH 45221-0069 * * > ________________________________________ > From: ILDS [ilds-bounces at lists.uvic.ca] on behalf of Charles Sligh > [charles-sligh at utc.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 11:08 AM > To: ilds at lists.uvic.ca > Subject: Re: [ilds] very very sad news > > So sad to read this news, Rony. > > Niki Marangou graciously added her warmth and knowledge and friendship > to our June 2012 gathering at Goodenough College in London. I am > certain that others on the list will share this same sense of loss. > > Gratitude for her gifts; blessings upon her memory. > > Charles > > *** > *** > > ON MIRRORS > > You gone, the mirrors all reverted, > Lay banging in the empty house, > Redoubled their efforts to impede > Waterlogged images of faces pleading. > > So Fortunatus had a mirror which > Imperilled his reason when it broke; > The sleepers in their dormitory of glass > Stirred once and sighed but never woke. > > Time amputated so will bleed no more > But flow like refuse now in clocks > On clinic walls, in libraries and barracks, > Not made to spend but kill and nothing more. > > Yet mirrors abandoned drink like ponds: > (Once they resumed the childhood of love) > And overflowing, spreading, swallowing > Like water light, show one averted face, > > As in the capsule of the human eye > Seen at infinity, the outer end of time, > A man and woman lying sun-bemused > In a blue vineyard by the Latin sea, > > Steeped in each other's minds and breathing there > Like wicks inhaling deep in golden oil. > > -- > ******************************************** > Charles L. 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Name: image.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 12777 bytes Desc: image.jpg URL: From james.d.gifford at gmail.com Wed Mar 27 11:04:25 2013 From: james.d.gifford at gmail.com (James Gifford) Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:04:25 -0700 Subject: [ilds] very very sad news In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <515334A9.2080401@gmail.com> Dear all, For those who were in London, Niki's paper was "Round About Durrell in Cyprus" and she brought copies of one of her creative works as well, /Nicossienses/. She generously inscribed a copy to me, and I've been reading it haltingly since. You might recall her comments on the Kochlias bookstore, and her website is still operating: http://www.marangou.com/. I believe she died while traveling in Egypt. She had also generously offered her support if the ILDS were to go to Cyprus for a conference. Very best to you all, James *** Empty your hearts -- or fill from a purer source, That what is in a man can weep, having eyes, That what is Truth can speak from the responsible dust, And O the rose be in the middle of the great world. From charles-sligh at utc.edu Wed Mar 27 11:34:43 2013 From: charles-sligh at utc.edu (Charles Sligh) Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:34:43 -0400 Subject: [ilds] very very sad news In-Reply-To: <515334A9.2080401@gmail.com> References: <515334A9.2080401@gmail.com> Message-ID: <51533BC3.2020209@utc.edu> Dear All: I notice that Niki's website still offers a presentation of her watercolours . A number of the paintings capture her view of daily life in Alexandria, Cyprus, Athens, &c., and I recall her sharing these with me some time ago. Niki's visual art is also captured in this YouTube video -- NIKI MARANGOU Water surfaces . Niki appears at certain moments in this film -- cf. the old stairway . More verse for Niki. '/There are sides of the self// //One can seldom show. They live on and on// //In an emergency of anguish always,// //Waiting for parents in another/.' These books, these poems, these paintings. Strange how they draw us together from our different homelands. Stranger still how an unexpected absence can cast light on the true nature of presence. Charles -- ******************************************** Charles L. Sligh Assistant Professor Department of English University of Tennessee at Chattanooga charles-sligh at utc.edu ******************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sumantranag at gmail.com Fri Mar 29 00:22:51 2013 From: sumantranag at gmail.com (Sumantra Nag) Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:52:51 +0530 Subject: [ilds] ILDS Digest, Vol 71, Issue 4 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <004501ce2c4e$3ac93860$b05ba920$@gmail.com> Charles, I did not know of NIKI MARANGOU but found these videos very moving. Thank you for circulating their link. I miss the detailed literary appreciation and analysis of Justine which was once undertaken on the ILDS Discussion Forum and wonder whether the activity can be revived in some form. It seemed to have been abandoned partially because it seemed to overshadow other general discussions on the forum. Durrell's poetry also provides a rich field for discussion. There was a very lively month long discussion on The Guardian's Reading group: The Alexandria Quartet (http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/mar/01/reading-group-alexandria-quarte t-lawrence-durrell#start-of-comments) last year's during the centenary celebrations. This kind of discussion could be carried on in the ILDS Discussion Forum. It could be a separate discussion which leaves people free to discuss general topics of their interest as well. Shall look forward to some form of a revived textual discussion particularly on The Alexandria Quartet and Durrell's poetry if the ILDS forum members have an appetite for it. Regards Sumantra Nag -----Original Message----- From: ILDS [mailto:ilds-bounces at lists.uvic.ca] On Behalf Of ilds-request at lists.uvic.ca Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 12:30 AM To: ilds at lists.uvic.ca Subject: ILDS Digest, Vol 71, Issue 4 Send ILDS mailing list submissions to ilds at lists.uvic.ca To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ilds or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to ilds-request at lists.uvic.ca You can reach the person managing the list at ilds-owner at lists.uvic.ca When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of ILDS digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: very very sad news (Charles Sligh) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:34:43 -0400 From: Charles Sligh To: Subject: Re: [ilds] very very sad news Message-ID: <51533BC3.2020209 at utc.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed" Dear All: I notice that Niki's website still offers a presentation of her watercolours < http://www.marangou.com/gallery/paintings/>. A number of the paintings capture her view of daily life in Alexandria, Cyprus, Athens, &c., and I recall her sharing these with me some time ago. Niki's visual art is also captured in this YouTube video -- NIKI MARANGOU Water surfaces < http://youtu.be/cBsKcsiaRLc>. Niki appears at certain moments in this film -- cf. the old stairway < http://youtu.be/cBsKcsiaRLc?t=3m35s>. More verse for Niki. '/There are sides of the self// //One can seldom show. They live on and on// //In an emergency of anguish always,// //Waiting for parents in another/.' These books, these poems, these paintings. Strange how they draw us together from our different homelands. Stranger still how an unexpected absence can cast light on the true nature of presence. Charles -- ******************************************** Charles L. Sligh Assistant Professor Department of English University of Tennessee at Chattanooga charles-sligh at utc.edu ******************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: < http://lists.uvic.ca/pipermail/ilds/attachments/20130327/11332852/attachment -0001.html> ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ ILDS mailing list ILDS at lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ilds ------------------------------ End of ILDS Digest, Vol 71, Issue 4 *********************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From charles-sligh at utc.edu Fri Mar 29 07:24:28 2013 From: charles-sligh at utc.edu (Charles Sligh) Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:24:28 -0400 Subject: [ilds] Online Reading Group for The Alexandria Quartet Message-ID: <5155A41C.7050703@utc.edu> Hello, Sumantra. I am so glad to see your note, and I am pleased to learn that you enjoyed last year's Online Reading Group hosted by the Guardian. "Spread Out Slowly Like Spilt Honey": Guardian Announces Online Reading Group for /The Alexandria Quartet/. /The Alexandria Quartet/: Reading Group /The Alexandria Quartet/: Mirrors and Telescopes /The Alexandria Quartet/: 'Love is Every Sort of Conspiracy' /The Alexandria Quartet/: Revelations It was very fine to have that extended treatment of /The Alexandria Quartet/, a book which is clearly capable of surprising new readers. And that was quite a coup to have the Guardian set aside space for hosting the discussion over those many weeks. (My appreciation goes out to Sam Jordison. Sam persisted in his arguments for the Durrell Centenary online reading group, and he followed up on my insistence that the discussion should be extended for a treatment of all four books. Well done, Sam.) As for your other point, I think a revival is certainly possible. The key questions would be about the platform and time commitment. That said, please count your support as noted. All best -- Charles -- ******************************************** Charles L. Sligh Assistant Professor Department of English University of Tennessee at Chattanooga charles-sligh at utc.edu ******************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From charles-sligh at utc.edu Fri Mar 29 14:14:05 2013 From: charles-sligh at utc.edu (Charles Sligh) Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:14:05 -0400 Subject: [ilds] ABC Radio Documentary: The Durrell Miller letters 1935 - 1945 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5156041D.9070300@utc.edu> Congratulations, David. I look forward to hearing the program. How long will ABC Radio keep the program available for listening online? All best from here -- yes, and a beer -- CLS On 3/29/13 4:51 PM, Denise Tart & David Green wrote: > After much writing, recording and editing, The program that I wrote > and recorded with Lyn Gallacher is now scheduled for airing on ABC > Radio National at 1pm Eastern Standard Time (Australia) on Sunday > April 14. The program is called 'Lawrence Durrell and Henry Miller: a > wartime correspondence'. Thanks to all who contributed to the > production. I am told that the actor who plays Durrell did his > homework by listening to interviews on line. I think he has reproduced > Durrell's voice rather well. > Cheers and beers > David Green > 16 William Street > Marrickville NSW 2204 > AUSTRALIA > +61 2 9564 6165 > 0412 707 625 > www.denisetart.com.au -- ******************************************** Charles L. 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Cheers and beers David Green 16 William Street Marrickville NSW 2204 AUSTRALIA +61 2 9564 6165 0412 707 625 www.denisetart.com.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From billyapt at gmail.com Fri Mar 29 18:26:51 2013 From: billyapt at gmail.com (William Apt) Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 20:26:51 -0500 Subject: [ilds] ABC Radio Documentary: The Durrell Miller letters 1935 - 1945 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3BB61A81-C4F8-45BF-9AF8-0BE0AA593A5D@gmail.com> For me to get the ABC through my Tune-In radio app, apparently I need to know the city or region and the program on which your segment will be broadcast. Please tell me. Thnx. WILLIAM APT Attorney at Law 812 San Antonio St, Ste 401 Austin TX 78701 512/708-8300 512/708-8011 FAX On Mar 29, 2013, at 3:51 PM, "Denise Tart & David Green" wrote: > After much writing, recording and editing, The program that I wrote and recorded with Lyn Gallacher is now scheduled for airing on ABC Radio National at 1pm Eastern Standard Time (Australia) on Sunday April 14. The program is called 'Lawrence Durrell and Henry Miller: a wartime correspondence'. Thanks to all who contributed to the production. I am told that the actor who plays Durrell did his homework by listening to interviews on line. I think he has reproduced Durrell's voice rather well. > > Cheers and beers > > David Green > > > > 16 William Street > Marrickville NSW 2204 > AUSTRALIA > +61 2 9564 6165 > 0412 707 625 > www.denisetart.com.au > _______________________________________________ > ILDS mailing list > ILDS at lists.uvic.ca > https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ilds -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sumantranag at gmail.com Sun Mar 31 08:16:20 2013 From: sumantranag at gmail.com (Sumantra Nag) Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 20:46:20 +0530 Subject: [ilds] FW: Lawrence Durrell recites his poem Alexandria Message-ID: <000501ce2e22$b4ba7f50$1e2f7df0$@gmail.com> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p70F9K64fQ4 &feature=player_detailpage I came across this recitation by Lawrence Durrell of his poem Alexandria. You might like to listen to it through the link given above. Best wishes Sumantra -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: