A while back, Diana Dees posted a thread called: Sylvia Beach Hotel on GT, in which she said:
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I followed up on his suggestion, however belatedly, and invite you to contribute your "Sylvia Beach" ditties. P.S. Wouldn't it be wonderful to hold an Eratosphere convention at the Sylvia Beach Hotel? |
Emily Dickinson Room
Small and quaint, the chamber was a gem, beyond a doubt-- but when a fly began to buzz, that's when I checked out. |
The Poe Room The worst thing about this damn hotel is the tintinnabulation of the wake-up bell. |
The Robert Louis Stevenson Room
I must admit, in this wide berth I sure did get my money's worth (and I don't mean the lunch buffet) - I had to go to bed by day! |
Thanks, Marion.
I thought this theme would work here, and the poems above this post prove that it does. The scope of possibility is vast, and I'm looking forward to reading more of them. Here are the three from the GT thread: I went to stay at the Sylvia Beach, but wouldn’t have done, had I known; from ‘Ginny’s room when I knocked came a screech of “go find a room of your own!” I stayed at the Sylvia Beach Hotel, in the room called Sylvia Plath: littered with pills and some gas you can smell and a heater too close to the bath. I stayed at the Sylvia Beach last night in the Oscar Wilde room: green papered walls, Beardsley prints, and a peach-bottomed boy you can groom. |
Bathroom Embroidery Robert Lowell used this bowl. |
Agatha Christie Room
Mon cher hotel patron, I am afraid that you, like the butler, the gardener, the maid, are now a suspect. Alors, do not go away from the grounds for the moment, Poirot |
The Kafka Room
If you like your windows barred, you'll find this room quite snug, but dear patron, be forewarned you might wake up a bug. |
Washington Irving Room
Though you pre-paid for one full night, you’ve built up some arrears. According to our records, Rip, you’ve been here sixty years. [This message has been edited by Roger Slater (edited November 28, 2007).] |
Eugene O’Neill Room
Welcome to this room, my friend. For those who love to write, There is no better place to end Your long day’s journey into night. [This message has been edited by Roger Slater (edited November 28, 2007).] |
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