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One day, while poking around on the Interweb, I came across a blog (www.contrariwise.org) devoted to literary tattoos -- photos that people have posted of their own little part in making sure that great writing endures.
On their skin. Well, "great" is debatable; a lot of these tattoos seemed to be more "Little Prince" and Shel Silverstein than, say, Proust or Chaucer, but let's not be snobby.
It's quite a commitment to have a line of poetry inked forever on your chest, or around your biceps, or even, um, going down the back of your pants. A bit more Web surfing found that this wasn't the only blog devoted to this strange art -- not by a long shot.
Oh, and is there a book on this topic, too? Of course there is: "Dorothy Parker's Elbow: Tattoos on Writers, Writers on Tattoos," by Kim Addonizio and Cheryl Dumesnil (Grand Central Publishing, $21.99).
Tattooing "Do not go gentle into that good night" on the back of your neck takes a bold commitment. And maybe a copy editor friend, keeping watch at the tattoo artist's side as he wields needle and ink.
Here are some of Books Editor Laurie Hertzel's favorite sites and blogs. Got a literary link to share? E-mail Laurie.
- Talk of the Stacks The Minneapolis Public Library reading series.
- Poets & Writers The website for Poets and Writers Magazine--podcasts, author interviews, and writing resources.
- Creative Writing A place to keep apprised of writing competitions in the United States.
- Gather Minnesota Readers The Website for Minnesota Public Radio's books blog.
- The Loft Literary Center The Website for the Loft, a local place for writers and readers.
- Good Reads A way to track what you're reading, and what your friends are reading.
- Lost Manuscripts Just what it sounds like - a blog (sporadically updated) devoted to missing and destroyed manuscripts.
- Maud Newton Very hip, reviews, links, a little attitude.
- bookreporter.com A plethora of online book reviews and reading guides.
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