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Marianne Moore + Parrot

Marianne Moore + Parrot

howdy.  how.  hey.  I’ve been asked to camp here today.  

howdy.  how.  hey.  I’ve been asked to camp here today.  

Lord Byron, shaking the dust of England from his shoes, by Max Beerbohm.

Lord Byron, shaking the dust of England from his shoes, by Max Beerbohm.

Claude McKay and Baroness Von Freytag-Loringhoven

Claude McKay and Baroness Von Freytag-Loringhoven

Marianne Moore: “I like the shape — it conceals the defects of the head.”

Marianne Moore: “I like the shape — it conceals the defects of the head.”