Back in the Seventies my folks used to host the occasional Halloween costume party for my father's poetry students. Here are some shots from a couple of them. See if you can spot me. We are all slightly sloshed on mulled wine. What a bunch of hippies!
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| In this picture: The Wine-Dark Sea, Marianne Moore, Edna St. Vincent Millay |
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| In this picture: Betsy Ross, Emily Dickinson, and um... |
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| In this photo: Lenny E. Beast and Betsy Nealen |
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| In this picture: Walt Whitman, T. S. Eliot |
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| In this picture: Dylan Thomas and "Fern Hill" |
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| In this picture: Edgar Allan Poe, Jeremiah, Hester Prynne, Robert & Elizabeth Barrett Browning |
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| Omar Khayyam, Henry W. Longfellow, Euripedes |
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Oh my, oh my that is so 70s. Stunning to see the past before my eyes.
ReplyDeleteOh, these made my day! How absolutely fabulous. That must have been so much fun. I only wish I had been there.
ReplyDeleteThose wacky poets!
ReplyDelete(I love these pics.)
So many famous people all at the same party!!
ReplyDeletewhat a great idea for a party. absolutely poetic.
ReplyDeleteNancy
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