{"id":6882,"date":"2009-11-15T08:46:36","date_gmt":"2009-11-15T15:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mutanteggplant.com\/vitro-nasu\/?p=6882"},"modified":"2015-06-25T11:32:37","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T18:32:37","slug":"okeefe-and-marianne-moore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mutanteggplant.com\/vitro-nasu\/2009\/11\/15\/okeefe-and-marianne-moore\/","title":{"rendered":"O’Keefe and Marianne Moore"},"content":{"rendered":"

Silence<\/a><\/p>\n

My father used to say,
\n\u201cSuperior people never make long visits,
\nhave to be shown Longfellow\u2019s grave
\nor the glass flowers at Harvard.
\nSelf-reliant like the cat\u2014
\nthat takes its prey to privacy,
\nthe mouse\u2019s limp tail hanging like a shoelace from its mouth\u2014
\nthey sometimes enjoy solitude,
\nand can be robbed of speech
\nby speech which has delighted them.
\nThe deepest feeling always shows itself in silence;
\nnot in silence, but restraint.\u201d
\nNor was he insincere in saying, \u201cMake my house your inn.\u201d
\nInns are not residences.<\/p>\n

Marianne Moore<\/a> \"marianne-moore-map1\"<\/p>\n

What are years<\/a><\/p>\n

What is our innocence,
\nwhat is our guilt? All are
\nnaked, none is safe. And whence
\nis courage: the unanswered question,
\nthe resolute doubt, –
\n(Read more here<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

See Moore’s handwriting here<\/a>.
\nMarianne Moore<\/a> was a Modernist American poet and writer noted for her irony and wit.<\/p>\n

Georgia \"1okeefe\" O’Keefe
\n(photo by Don Worth)<\/p>\n

Georgia O’Keefe and Marianne Moore<\/a> were both born on Nov 15, 1887.
\nGeorgia married and lived longer than Marianne. <\/p>\n