#edna holland

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Criss Cross (1949) Robert Siodmak

December 10th 2023

#criss cross #1949 #robert siodmak #burt lancaster #yvonne de carlo #dan duryea #stephen mcnally #percy helton #joan miller #edna holland #griff barnett #tony curtis

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Bad movie I have Inside Daisy Clover 1965

#Inside Daisy Clover #Natalie Wood #Christopher Plummer #Robert Redford #Ruth Gordon #Roddy McDowall #Katharine Bard #Peter Helm #Betty Harford #John Hale #Harold Gould #Ottola Nesmith #Edna Holland #John Barrymore #Humphrey Bogart #John Breen #Boyd Cabeen #Dee Carroll #Fred Curt #John Philip Dayton #Gertrude Flynn #Clark Gable #Merv Griffin #Jack Harmon #Sonja Henie #Shep Houghton #Carole Lombard #Myrna Loy #Gary Menteer #Marvin Miller

[justabunchofdragons]

edna st. vincent millay

i got to live - sam fischer

the truth about grief - fortesa latifi

let me go - christina rossetti

grief in three bodies: a conversation - victoria chang, prageeta sharma & khaty xiong

the sad years: "the comforters" - dora sigerson shorter

how does a moment last forever? - celine dion

separation - w. s. merwin

(about) do not stand at my grave and weep - mary elizabeth frye

death is nothing at all - henry scott-holland

i would like history to be fond of me; a tribute to technoblade

#looking for happiness in the small things. its june! summertime! how joyous. #its nearly my birthday. finding solace in knowing how loved he was. finding comfort in knowing that this is all the same grief #3-year old songs about grief. 100-year old poetry about grief. speeches said about kings. its all the same #just. different people's laughter. #techno #web weaving #chaos.txt #i miss him. fuck. i miss him #technoblade #grief

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Edna Wright

Remembering Edna Wright on the day of her birth. best-known for the four years she spent as the lead singer of the female vocal trio Honey Cone. The Los Angeles native had a long resume before forming that well-known group and remained active in music long after Honey Cone's breakup. Born in L.A. in 1944, Wright is the younger sister of vocalist Darlene Love (who is known for her years with Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans, a group that had some hits in the early '60s). Like Love, Wright was a member of an L.A.-based vocal group called the Blossoms, and like Love, Wright had some gospel credentials but ended up making secular R&B her main focus. In the '60s, Wright (who had a Christian upbringing and sang in church when she was growing up) performed gospel with the Church of God in Christ Singers; most of her work, however, has been secular. In her pre-Honey Cone days, Wright sang backup for various artists, including Ray Charles and the Righteous Brothers. And she also did some recording as a solo artist in the '60s; using the pseudonym Sandy Wynns, Wright recorded a solo single, titled "A Touch of Venus," for the Champion label. The tune wasn't well-known nationally, although it did become a small regional hit in Southern California. It was in 1969 that Wright's best-known gig got underway; that year, she formed Honey Cone and hired Shellie Clark (born in 1943 in Brooklyn, NY) and Carolyn Willis (born in 1946 in Los Angeles, CA). Clark and Willis both had noteworthy resumés; Clark was a former member of Ike & Tina Turner's female backup singers the Ikettes, while Willis -- like Wright's sister Darlene Love -- had been with Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans. Honey Cone had only been together a few months when, in 1969, the group caught the attention of producer/songwriter Eddie Holland (who, along with Lamont Dozier and brother Brian Holland, was part of the famous Motor City production/songwriting team known as Holland-Dozier-Holland). Lucky for Honey Cone, Holland-Dozier-Holland had recently left Motown -- where they had provided major hits for the Four Tops, the Supremes, the Miracles, Marvin Gaye, the Isley Brothers, and other well-known artists -- and were starting a new Detroit-based outfit called Hot Wax/Invictus. They envisioned Hot Wax and Invictus as sister labels, much like Stax and Volt in Memphis. Modeling their company after Berry Gordy's Motown empire, Holland-Dozier-Holland wanted a lot of Motown-minded, Detroit-sounding artists and Honey Cone -- whose blend of sweetness and grit was heavily influenced by female Motown acts like Martha & the Vandellas and the Marvelettes -- fit right in. Honey Cone became Hot Wax's first signing and the threesome's debut single, "While You're Out Looking for Sugar," was Hot Wax's first release. That single wasn't a huge mega-smash, although it made it to number 26 on Billboard's R&B singles chart and number 62 on the weekly publication's pop singles chart. But the Honey Cone singles that soon followed did a lot better. The group's next single, "Girls, It Ain't Easy," became a number eight R&B hit in 1969, and in 1971, Honey Cone enjoyed their biggest hit of all when "Want Ads" (which dance-pop/urban/adult contemporary star Taylor Dayne covered in 1988) soared to number one on both the R&B and pop charts. Other major hits followed, including "Stick Up" (a number one R&B/number 11 pop hit), "The Day I Found Myself" (a ballad), and the Latin-influenced "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" (which reached number five on Billboard's R&B singles chart and number 15 on its pop singles chart). But as big as Honey Cone was from 1969-1972, things slowed down considerably for the trio in 1973. None of the Honey Cone singles that Hot Wax put out in 1973 were big hits, and sadly, Holland-Dozier-Holland's label was hurting financially. Despite having a commercially successful roster of artists -- not only Honey Cone, but also, Freda Payne, the Chairmen of the Board, 100 Proof (Aged in Soul), and Laura Lee

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Edna Holland (1895-1982)

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Criss Cross

Robert Siodmak’s CRISS CROSS (1949, Criterion Channel) has a lot in common with his earlier THE KILLERS (1946). Both are told largely in flashback and feature Burt Lancaster as a goodhearted lug hoodwinked into criminal activity by a brunette temptress. It also has a lot of the earlier film’s strengths: a literate script that sets up a sense of inevitability, terrific black and white cinematography (this time by Franz Planer), memorable supporting players even in small bits, a Miklos Rosza score and, of course, Lancaster’s innate ability to inhabit his character gracefully. The one thing it’s missing is Ava Gardner. This time the femme fatale is Yvonne De Carlo. She has her moments, particularly when the character is being peppery with her gangster husband (Dan Duryea) or dancing a spirited rumba with a barely seen Tony Curtis (in his film debut). But she has other scenes where she just falls flat. Let’s just say she’s not an actress you want talking directly to you through the camera. And her attempts to be sincere are so shallow it’s hard to believe Lancaster would fall for them. I mean, she’s not that pretty. In the climactic confrontation, she “acts” all over the place while Lancaster and Duryea underplay and pretty much wipe her off the screen. She can’t ruin the film. Just ignore her, and feast on Siodmak’s wonderfully cluttered mise-en-scene. With Stephen McNally as Lancaster’s cop friend, Percy Helton as a bartender, Alan Napier as an alcoholic heist planner, a very young Richard Long as Lancaster’s brother, Edna Holland as their mother, Joan Miller as a barfly and The Esy Morales Orchestra.

#film noir #burt lancaster #robert siodmak #yvonne de carlo #dan duryea

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Natalie Wood and Robert Redford in Inside Daisy Clover (Robert Mulligan, 1965)

Cast: Natalie Wood, Christopher Plummer, Robert Redford, Ruth Gordon, Roddy McDowall, Katharine Bard, Peter Helm, Betty Harford, John Hale, Harold Gould, Ottola Nesmith, Edna Holland. Screenplay: Gavin Lambert, based on his novel. Cinematography: Charles Lang. Production design: Robert Clatworthy. Film editing: Aaron Stell. Music: André Previn. As a satire on Hollywood and the star system, Inside Daisy Clover occasionally feels slack and uncertain. That may be because it was adapted by Gavin Lambert from his own novel, and authors are sometimes not the best judges of which parts of their books to transfer to film. There seem to be characters in the movie who haven't been given as much to do as their prominence suggests, such as Daisy's sister Gloria (Betty Harford), or Baines (Roddy McDowall), the assistant to the studio head, a role more generously cast than the function of the character in the story deserves. But I think a major problem stems from when the movie was made: in the mid-1960s, when the Production Code was on its last legs, and before films like Easy Rider (Dennis Hopper, 1969) and Midnight Cowboy (John Schlesinger, 1969) showed filmmakers what they could get away with. So although Inside Daisy Clover shook free of the Code's strictures against homosexuality and let Robert Redford's character, Wade Lewis, be revealed as gay (or, in a departure from the book, bisexual), you can still feel that people in the film aren't using the kind of verboten language that they would have in real life. Once, for example, Daisy (Natalie Wood) says "damn" and is reproved by her mother (Ruth Gordon) for using "those four letter words." When Daisy scrawls in anger on a wall, you expect stronger language than her graffiti contains. Lambert and director Robert Mulligan are chafing at the restrictions but haven't been given the go-ahead to take the film as far as it wants to go, so there's a kind of tonal dithering -- lunges in the direction of black comedy, as in Daisy's suicide attempt, that fall short of the mark.

#Inside Daisy Clover #Robert Mulligan #Natalie Wood #Robert Redford

[edna-skiffens]

The Best Medicine

Summary: You are in the hospital, but you can never sleep in hospitals. Good thing you have a very attractive night shift nurse who is willing to help out.

Word Count: 4.5K

Warnings: hospitals, light med talk, bad medical writing, fluff

A/N: Please ignore the plot holes or the fact that this isn’t the most realistic and also I know this isn’t how discharge works at the hospital.. It’s called fiction for a reason, darling. Also, I left the reason the reader is in the hospital open ended bc some of us may have medical conditions/reasons that we can attach to this, but if not I tried to keep it vague enough on purpose so that you can imagine whatever. Also if you like Nurse!Tom and have requests for him lmk bc i’m happy to write for him.

Toss and turn. Toss and turn. The routine was getting old. This was your third night in the hospital and sleep just wasn’t coming to you.

Maybe it was the medicine they had you on. Maybe it was the constant symphony of sounds and people passing in the hallway. Maybe it was because you weren’t at home in your own bed.

Maybe it was just because you were in the hospital.

You couldn’t be sure. What you were sure of is that you weren’t falling asleep anytime soon.

Feeling another presence in the room, you looked from the ceiling to the doorway where you saw Tom, one of the night shift nurses, standing cautiously.

“I didn’t wake you did I?” He asked as he eased his way inside.

“Nope.”

“So no sleep again, huh?”

“Nope.”

“Sorry darling. Let’s go ahead and get these vitals over with.” He took your blood pressure, oxygen levels, temperature and wrote it down in your chart. Putting the clipboard back on its hook at the end of the bed, he looked up at your tired face. “Okay. So now about that sleep. What do you think will help?”

“Not being in the hospital.”

He chuckled lightly while walking back towards your bedside.

“I know. You hate it here. You’ve made that very clear and I try not to take too much offense to it.” You let out a slight laugh and held back the fact that he was the best part of this whole experience. He almost made it worth it. “I’m sorry we can’t give you any sleeping medication. Do you think it’ll help if I talk to you?”

“You mean tell me bedtime stories?” You couldn’t help but tease him at the adorable suggestion, though it sent a swarm of butterflies off in your stomach.

“I was thinking more like bore you ‘till you fell asleep. But whatever works.”

“You’re the nurse. If you think it’ll help.” You both sat there smirking at each other for a moment. Something unspoken floating in the air between you two.

“Well, I need to finish my round of vitals first. I’ll come check on you when I’m done and if you’re still up we’ll see about those stories.”

“I’ll be here.”

About fifteen or twenty minutes later you heard a light tap on your door followed by “Still awake?”

“Always.”

“You up for a chat?” Tom asked as he made his way to the stool then rolled slightly closer to your bed.

“Got nothing better to do.” You teased again.

“Okay. Well you should probably lay down.”

“Oh. It’s going to be that kind of story, huh?” His laugh was so beautiful and you were happy you were the cause of it.

“No.” He corrected in between laughs “The goal is to get you to sleep. So sitting up won’t help.”

“Right. Right.”

“Well.. anything in particular you’d like to talk about?”

“Why did you choose to become a nurse?”

“Ahhh. Good question. So I actually went to an art school.” You couldn’t help the brief expression of surprise that crossed your face. “I know. Shocking. I did training specifically in dance and gymnastics and I loved it.”

“Wait, so what happened?” You asked, turning on your side to face him more comfortably.

“Well one day we were rehearsing for a show and I fell. Ruined my knee. Had to do physical therapy for months. I tried to get back into it, but it just wasn’t the same. However, through that process I learned a lot about medicine and the health side of things. It really turned me on to it. And when my Plan A got a bit messed up I thought ‘hey, this could work’. So far it’s treated me pretty well.”

You smiled at Tom, admiring his passion for his career and the determination he had to keep pushing after his accident. You enjoyed hearing him talk about it too. If you didn’t know any better you would say it was helping you relax.

“My story that boring?”

“Obviously.”

“Your sarcasm has no end.”

“Oh… goodness.. you thought that was sarcasm?”

Tom only laughed and shook his head the way he often did with you.

You may just have been his patient and he may have just been your nurse, but you both bonded. He kept you company and gave you comfort. In return, you kept him entertained during the quiet night shifts.

“I’m not going to sleep. I'm just resting my eyes. But still listening.” You told him as you nestled further into the hospital bed, trying to find a position that would make it comfortable.

“Okay, darling.” He grinned at you.

“Tell me more. What kind of-” You had to stop to yawn, “What kind of art stuff did you do?”

“Oh. Well, I was in a few musicals. I really enjoyed dancing. I did ballet ever since I was young and I love the control I have over my body. The tricks I can do with gymnastics or the turns and leaps. I mean I can’t do them to that level anymore, but I try to stay active.” He glanced up and noticed you hadn’t moved, “Are you still with me?”

“Mhm.” You barely respond.

“Okay. Well it was a performing arts school so we really were trained in many areas. We had classes in acting, singing, dancing, all of it. It was a lot of fun and I met my best friends there.”

Tom began telling stories about his time at school. Before he knew it, he lost himself and track of time. He looked back at you, quiet and still.

“Y/N?” You were finally asleep. “Goodnight, darling.” He whispered as he gently made his exit.

Because Tom worked the night shift, you never saw him when you woke in the morning. Instead, Tanya, a sweet nurse that felt like a big sister, or Linda, Nurse Ratched in the flesh, came in for morning vitals and meds.

You counted down the days until your release. Life in the hospital was pretty uneventful with the limit on visitors and limited activity. There’s only so many sitcoms one can take in a given timespan. The only thing that you really looked forward to each night was when Tom clocked in.

“Hi Y/N.”

“Hi Tom.” You would smile at each other.

“How are we feeling today?”

“Better. Ready to get out of here.”

“Well, I’m glad to hear you are feeling better and still ready to jailbreak.” He smiled while writing something down on your chart. “They should be bringing up your dinner tray soon and then I’ll bring by your evening meds after that.”

“Okay.”

“If you need me you know what to do.” He called to you before walking out the door.

You were disappointed when Shelley brought your evening meds by later. She was a nice enough nurse. She just wasn’t Tom.

You’d grown accustomed to mainly having him as your nurse during the evening shift. At first you weren’t sure if it was coincidence or on purpose, but after a few nights of staying up and talking, you grew closer to him. You saw less of the other nursing staff and more of Tom.

You tried not to build anything up in your head. You were sure everything he was doing was in his job description and a part of being a good nurse.

He would sneak you extra pudding cups from the cafeteria and bring you an extra heated blanket because you could never stay warm. If you needed a new IV, he held your hand to ease the anxiety. He kept you company and made you feel less alone in such a sterile and intimidating place. And when he noticed you had trouble sleeping he chose to sit with you to help you fall asleep. You couldn’t help the butterflies that built in your stomach.

It became a sort of routine. He checked on you during evening vitals, even if someone else was doing them, and you were always still awake. He would then come and sit with you and chat for a bit, telling you different stories until you eventually fell asleep.

Some nights when you were extra restless he would help you walk the halls.

“The doctors have to see you’re stable enough before you can be discharged. Plus, maybe it’ll tire you out.” He suggested.

He would help get your IV pole ready so you could walk with it. He helped you into your slippers and eased you out of bed after passing you your robe.

Walking the hall slowly, Tom knew he had to remain professional, yet he found a few excuses to graze his hand across your back to ‘steady you’ when you turned corners or he thought you were looking tired.

“It might take me a while to get back to my usual jogs in the park, huh?” You laughed in spite of yourself.

“You’ll get there. Baby steps.” He encouraged, as you turned around the Nurse’s Station. You missed the faces the other night shift nurses were giving you both, but Tom was sure to subtly flick them off. “So, do you like running?” He asked as you headed back towards your room.

Throughout your late nights together, he told you of his three younger brothers and his dog named Tessa. You spoke about what you would do when you were out of hospital. He talked about his friends and flatmates and the adventures they had. He told you many stories, but each morning when you woke up he was clocked out and the day shift nurses were there.

Tonight was your last night. You’re set to be discharged tomorrow and while you are ecstatic to go home, you’re going to miss one thing about this place.

“I bet you’re too excited to sleep tonight. I don’t know if my stories will even help.” Tom said as he sat down next to you.

You smiled up to him sweetly.

“What are you looking forward to the most once you get out of here?”

“Sleeping in my own bed.”

“Well that’s no surprise.” Tom laughed, a contagious sound making you giggle as well. “Isn’t there anything you’ll miss about this place?”

“Yeah.” He smiled “There’s one thing.”

“What’s that?” He asks.

“The pudding cups.”

“Ahh the pudding cups of course.” You giggled while fiddling with the IV line.

“They just don’t taste the same in the outside world.”

His smile grew wider as you giggled.

“No, but really. As much as I give this place grief and say I’m ready to get out of here - which I am,” You gave him a pointed look to which he held his hands up in mock surrender, fully believing you, “it hasn’t been too terribly awful I guess.”

“Oh, well, I’m glad we could make your stay not too terribly awful.. I guess.” He teased. “Do you have anything exciting to look forward to once you’re a free woman?”

“Nothing huge planned, really. The doctors did say to take it easy.”

“That’d be wise.”

“Yeah. I’ll just lay low for a while. My sister said she may try to come visit me though so that would be nice.”

“Oh that would be nice. She’s your older sister right?”

“Right. She moved away last year to be closer to her boyfriend.”

“Ah. Do you like him?”

“Sorry?”

“This boyfriend. Do you like him?”

“He’s alright, I suppose. He makes her happy.” Tom nodded along.

“And do you have a boyfriend that makes you happy?”

“N-No. No I don’t. Not at the moment.” You began fiddling with the IV cord again.

“No boyfriend or not a boyfriend that makes you happy?” He asked.

“Neither.”

“Well that’s a shame.” If the heart monitor was connected you would’ve been screwed. “I just mean someone needs to look after you once you get home. I hope this sister comes through for a visit. You’ve got to take it easy.”

“Oh I’ll be fine.”

“I’m sure you will be.” He smiled.

“How has your shift been tonight? Busy?” You asked, fighting back a yawn.

“A bit busier than usual. There was a slight emergency earlier which is why Shelley handed out meds tonight. Sorry I didn’t come around.”

“It’s alright. I know you have other patients.”

“Yeah, but none like you.” You were sure he said that to all of his patients. After all, you’ve heard similar lines ever since you went to the pediatrician as a child. But it still gave you butterflies.

“Are you getting sleepy?”

“A little. But it’s okay.” He gave you a pointed look but continued to talk anyway. “It’s the last night. One final request for storytime. Make it a good one.”

You thought for a moment before asking your question.

“Do you ever wish that life turned out differently? That you never had your accident and you could’ve followed your dreams to be a dancer?” You asked while turning on your side and getting more comfortable.

“Sometimes. At least, I used to. But I think I’ve accepted it now. And I really can’t see myself doing anything but this.” You nodded taking in his answer “I look at it this way. If it wasn’t for my injury then I never would’ve changed my career path and found my love for medicine. I never would have made so many of the friends I’ve made or the memories I’ve made. I never would have met you.” He finishes with a sweet smile.

“That’s a very positive way of looking at it.” You told him. “Be honest, are you a therapist during the day?” He laughed out loud.

“No. I’m not. I guess I’m a big believer in ‘everything happens for a reason’.” You nodded while covering a yawn.

“So I’ve been curious to ask you,” He began, “Do you usually have this much trouble sleeping? Because you can get help for that you know?” You smiled at him.

“What? I thought a night nurse talking to you was the cure?” Tom smirked and shook his head. “I’m kidding. No, I normally don’t. It’s just the stiff sheets and hospital sounds I think.”

“Darn hospital.” He rolled his eyes and joked. “So this time tomorrow you’ll be sound asleep in your own bed then?”

You knew it was meant to be a happy statement, but you were a little sad at the thought of not having any more late night chats with Tom.

“Yes. Thank God.” You forced a smile.

You felt another yawn coming and tried to hold it back. It was already past the usual time that you fell asleep.

Tom could tell you were exhausted so he launched into a story from nursing school, hoping to lull you to sleep.

You yawned your way through listening, trying to soak up every last moment with Tom. In the morning he wouldn’t be here. You’d leave and likely never see him again.

When he finished, your eyes were half open and he wondered how you were still awake. Or maybe why.

“Why are you fighting it? The point is to sleep. Give in.” He told you gently after another yawn.

You looked up at him, half asleep and rubbing your eyes, not finding the confidence to tell him the true reason you were trying to stay awake.

“I’m happy right now.”

He smiled down at you.

“I am too. But you need your sleep, darling.” You weren’t sure what to say and you didn’t have much energy left in you anyway. “How about this. I’ve probably been in here too long as it is. Let me go check in at the Nurse’s Station and then I’ll come back and check on you soon and see if you’re still awake okay?”

The thought that he was leaving gave you a sad feeling in your stomach. You tried to remind yourself that he was just your nurse. Nothing more.

“Okay.” You smiled at him, sleepily, while settling further into the bed.

He stood up and instead of walking towards the door he walked closer to you. He grabbed the thin, white hospital blanket and pulled it closer around your shoulders.

“Goodnight, Y/N.” He whispered before he walked to the door.

“Tom?” You called out just before he opened it. He turned around with an expectant look, “Thanks for everything.”

Even though the room was dim you could see his smile.

“You’re welcome, Y/N. Get some sleep.”

You don’t remember much after that. You don’t know if Tom came back to check on you. You just remember falling asleep with a smile on your face.

When you woke up the following morning it felt like any other morning in the hospital.

The hallways were much louder. Beeps, chatter, and phones were constant. The lights were brighter.

But you were quickly reminded that it wasn’t any other morning. You were going home today.

The door creaked open and Tanya, one of your regular daytime nurses, poked her head in.

“Oh good you’re up.” She made her way inside and over to the gloves. “How’d you sleep?”

“Pretty good. Thanks.” She gave you a smile, something hidden behind it.

“I’m sure.” She said quietly to herself. You gave her a questioning look. “Oh I just mean I’m sure you’re excited to get out of here.”

You nodded as she took your vitals one last time.

“Everything looks good. What do you say about getting this IV out?”

“I say that sounds amazing.”

She took it out and bandaged up your arm while informing you of how the morning would go.

“Dr. McCoy is making rounds now then he’ll be by soon to go over your discharge. You can get dressed whenever you’re ready. If you need help, buzz me. You’ll still have a breakfast tray come, but you don’t have to eat it.” She gave you a wink while taking off her gloves.

“Thanks Tanya.”

“Of course, sweetie. And in case I don’t see you before you go, you’ve been a wonderful patient. Take care of yourself.” You smiled at her as she left you to change into some leggings and a sweatshirt.

You were packing your remaining things into your bag when your doctor walked in.

“Y/N! How are we doing today?”

“We’re doing great because we’re going home.” You smiled while taking a seat to rest for a few minutes.

“I know you’re excited.” He laughed before explaining the conditions of your discharge. You had medicines to take, a follow up appointment, and strict instructions to rest for the next few weeks. After signing some forms he left you with a stack of papers. “Is someone coming to pick you up?”

“Yeah my neighbor should be here within an hour.”

“Sounds good. Don’t hesitate to call us or come back in if you have any trouble or questions.”

“Will do. Thanks.”

A few minutes after he left a nurse brought in your breakfast tray. There wasn’t much of a point for it but since your discharge wasn’t technically until 10:30 am you were still a patient during breakfast.

You took the pudding cup that you requested with every meal off the tray before sliding it away. Smiling to yourself, you tucked it away in your bag. All you had left to do was wait for 10:30.

Tanya came in to check on you again and told you to buzz the Nurse’s Station when you knew your ride was here. At 10:27 you had a text from your neighbor that they were out front in the pickup zone. So you hit the call button.

“Yes?” Linda, the scariest dayshift nurse, answered.

“Um hi. Tanya told me to buzz in when my ride was here so I could go down.”

“Okay we’ll be right in.”

Not even a minute later you heard your door open. Expecting to see Tanya or maybe even Linda you looked up.

An audible gasp left your lips when Tom stood in your doorway with a wheelchair.

“I hear someone needs a ride?” He smiled as he made his way closer to the bed.

“Tom. What are you still doing here?”

“I pulled a double.” You wanted to ask why, but decided against it. You were still in a little bit of shock from seeing him again. “If you’d rather I can go get Linda to walk you down?” He pointed back towards your door.

“No! No.. I’m just surprised s’all.”

“Well come on. I thought you’d be running out of this place once the clock hit 10:30.” Glancing up you saw it was now 10:34. Your neighbor is probably tired of waiting already.

You grabbed your discharge papers and reached for your bag when you heard, “I got it.” Smiling at him, you sat down in the wheelchair. Tom placed the bag around his shoulder and kicked the brakes off the chair. “Ready?” You nodded up at him.

He rolled you out of the room that felt so small for a final time. You passed the Nurse’s Station and waved bye to the staff. He turned by the elevators and when you looked up at him in question, he read your mind. Looked down at you he said, “We’re taking the staff elevators.”

When you made it there he hit the button, turning you around and backing you in once the doors opened. He hit the button for the Lobby and leaned up against the wall of the elevator, briefly glancing at you, as you rode down together.

“Well you made it. You’re a free woman.” He smiled shyly.

“Yippee.” He met your eyes for a moment before looking back to the floor. The dynamics felt different. It wasn’t like your late night talks together.

“Listen, Y/N.” Tom began as he stood up from the wall and faced you. He was about to continue when the elevator ding cut him off, signaling you had reached your destination.

Maybe that was what was different. You had reached your destination.

You had a fun time talking with Tom and entertaining each other when you were both up late at night. He was fun to get to know and you enjoyed having someone care for you. He was easy to banter with and certainly easy on the eyes. But your time at the hospital was up. You knew it would be eventually. You wanted it to be.

Tom was a nurse. He was just doing his job. He was helping take care of you. He was being nice. He was trying to make your stay more comfortable. There was nothing to read into.

Your time being his patient was up and your time with him was up.

You tried to remain realistic, but the sadness still crept up as he rolled you closer to the door.

Once outside, you saw your neighbor exit the car and wave you over. Tom steered in the direction and slowed before rolling to a stop and hitting the brake locks on the wheels.

“Hi, I’m Taylor.”

“Tom.” They shook hands as Tom passed off your bag for Taylor to put in the backseat.

“I’m sorry for the circumstances, but it really has been a pleasure having you as a patient and getting to know you, Y/N.” Tom admitted as he walked around to face you. He grabbed the papers from your lap. “Take care of yourself, okay?” You had shared many smiles with Tom, but this one felt sadder.

“I will. Thank you for everything, Tom. I mean it.” You reached up and squeezed his hand. He gave you a light squeeze back while smiling down at you. Taylor returned from the backseat of the car and Tom turned to them.

“These are her important papers about follow up appointments, medications, what to do at home, all of that so please make sure she doesn’t lose any of them.” He emphasized the point.

“Got it. Thanks.” Taylor held onto the stack while Tom turned back to you.

“If I can’t handle a few papers on my own, then maybe I shouldn’t be going home yet, Tom.” You laughed.

“I know, I just wanted to make sure they made it home with you.” He walked closer. “You ready to get in?”

“Yeah.” You nodded. He helped you up, supporting you just as a precaution. Once seated, you took a moment to catch your breath as you pulled the seatbelt down. He met your hand, taking it from you to buckle you in.

“You good?”

You nodded with a smile, “Just a little tired. No biggie.”

He looked you over before returning your smile, though his didn’t quite reach his eyes, “If you need us, call us. Otherwise go home and rest.”

This was it. This was goodbye.

“Thanks, Tom.”

“Goodbye, Y/N.”

He shut the door. He walked back to the wheelchair, released the brake locks and headed inside. He looked back only when your car was driving away.

“Here’s those papers that are so important.” Taylor handed you the stack after they got in.

“Thanks.”

“So how are you feeling?”

“Better. Thanks.” You felt them looking at you as they joined traffic.

“You sure? You sound like you feel awful.”

You try to remind yourself to forget the sweet and attractive nurse and start moving forward.

“Yeah. Yeah I’m okay.” You decide to distract yourself by reading through your discharge paperwork, when something caught your eye. On top was a sticky note with the hospital’s letterhead. You were sure it wasn’t there before. Looking closer it read,

Y/N,

In case you need someone to talk to when you can’t sleep.

555-5555

P. S. I have a connection to some pretty good pudding cups too.

Tom

The smile that grew on your face was undeniable. All the feelings you suppressed came flooding in. He wasn’t just being nice. He actually liked you.

One thing you knew for sure was that even though you would be in your own bed tonight, you still would be up, talking to a very special nurse.

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[lifejustgotawkward]

365 Day Movie Challenge (2019) - #135: Women’s Prison (1955) - dir. Lewis Seiler

Available on a double-feature disc with another mid-50s drama directed by Lewis Seiler, Over-Exposed, the B-movie Women’s Prison is filled to the brim with recognizable faces from that era of Hollywood. The action takes place at a women’s prison that stands adjacent to a prison that houses only men, setting up some of the conflict that will arise halfway through the film. Warden Amelia van Zandt (Ida Lupino) is a sadistic taskmaster, punishing new inmate Helene Jensen (Phyllis Thaxter) for a variety of infractions that stem from the same source: acting out hysterically because jail is frightening for someone who has never been there before.

Joan befriends the prison’s population of female convicts, including repeat offenders Brenda Martin (Jan Sterling), Joan Burton (Audrey Totter), Mae (Cleo Moore), Dottie LaRose (Vivian Marshall), Polly Jones (Juanita Moore) and Sarah Graham (Edna Holland). Most of the women pass the time by playing cards or, in Dottie’s case, doing celebrity impressions, but Joan has an ulterior motive for being incarcerated in the first place; her husband, Glen (Warren Stevens), is imprisoned in the adjoining building.

Most of the workers in the women’s prison are apathetic to the collective plight of the inmates - Matron Saunders (Mae Clarke) doesn’t seem to hold an opinion either way, while Chief Matron Sturgess (Gertrude Michael) feels some guilt at the warden’s treatment of the women yet is reluctant to stand up to her boss - but at least there is sympathy to be found in Dr. Crane (Howard Duff), the lone medical professional on staff. When a potentially dangerous situation emerges that involves occupants of both prisons, neither Van Zandt nor Warden Brock (Barry Kelley) knows the right manner in which to resolve the problems, so it is up to Crane to help the afflicted parties. It’s pretty enjoyable seeing Ida Lupino and Howard Duff, who were married at the time (and would remain so for the next thirty years), as avowed enemies.

Like a lot of films produced by Columbia Pictures, Women’s Prison is a low-budget affair that shows its seams by featuring a minimum of cheap-looking interior/exterior sets for a narrative that is too easy to figure out. Still, the abundance of first-rate actors and a well-paced plot are enough to warrant checking the film out, even if only once.

#365 day movie challenge 2019 #women's prison #1955 #1950s #50s #lewis seiler #old hollywood #ida lupino #phyllis thaxter #jan sterling #audrey totter #cleo moore #vivian marshall #juanita moore #warren stevens #mae clarke #gertrude michael #howard duff #barry kelley #edna holland #columbia #columbia pictures #b-movie #b-movies #b movie #b movies

[kmikles]

I Dreamt the Lowlands by Edna St. Vincent Millay from her book, Make Bright the Arrows (c. 1940)

#I dreamt the lowlands #wwii #wwii poem #edna st. vincent millay #make bright the arrows #female poet #female poetry #holland #holland wwii #netherlands #lowlands #war

[spidermaninlove]

Beginning at 2:15

Thanks, anons!

#tom holland #uncharted

[tomhollandnet]

The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show: Tom Holland and Edna's 101st Birthday Celebration

#(Tom is on at about 2:15:30) #tom holland #interviews #uncharted promo

[twentiethcenturysims]

Some of Edna and Travis Jr’s teenage classmates, townies (and CAS sims) remade for the 1900s: Sergio Romeo, Penny Pizzazz, Leslie Holland, Venessa Jeong, Sophia Jordan, and Joaquin Le Chien.

#Scott #Scott gen2 #Scott 1900 #Sergio Romeo #Penny Pizzazz #Leslie Holland #Venessa Jeong #Sophia Jordan #Joaquin Le Chien

[sleepingdragonhq]

Under the cut you will find the list of everyone’s costumes as well as lists for the couples romantic and platonic. You can find the poll for the costume contest here. As always you vote for the top five in each category, five points for first place, four points for second and so on so please put your votes in order accordingly. You should be voting for individuals in every category except the couples ones. Please vote before the 31st of October as we will be announcing the winners from that point onward. If we have missed any on any of the lists please let us know !!

Individual

Aaron Hale - Male Tomb Raider 

Adabella Skeeter - Bonnie Parker

Adeline Mulciber - Elizabeth Swann (Pirates of the Caribbean)

Aiden Wolffe - Jedediah (Night at the Museum)

Alastair Watson - Billy Butcherson (Hocus Pocus)

Albus Potter - Flynn Rider (Tangled/Disney)

Alec Fray - The Flash (DC)

Alessandra Macnair - Harley Quinn (DC)

Alexis Blanchard - Naveen (Princess and the Frog/Disney)

Alice Longbottom II - Peter Pan (Peter Pan/Disney)

Alison Wood - Velma Dinkley (Scooby Doo)

Anna Cleves - Tiana (Princess and the Frog/Disney)

Annika Parkinson - Belle (Beauty and the Beast)

Archer Selwyn - Ash Ketchum (Pokémon)

Ariadne McLaggen - Mavis Dracula (Hotel Transylvania)

Ariella Belefleur - Misty (Pokémon)

Aryana Robins - Marceline (Adventure Time)

Ash Highmore - Bong

Asterin Rhodes - Princess Bubblegum (Adventure Time)

Auden Wilkes - Victor Van Dort (Corpse Bride)

August Fawley - Beetlejuice (Beetlejuice)

Augusta Picquery - Beyoncé

Aurora Claremont - Edna Mode (The Incredibles)

Avery Haywood - The Grinch (How the Grinch Stole Christmas)

Axel Wolffe - Simon (Alvin and the Chipmunks)

Bailey Upton - Megara (Hercules/Disney)

Beatrice Woodhouse - Wonder Woman (DC)

Beatriz Calderson-Boot - Shego (Kim Possible)

Benjamin Ollivander - Gerald Johanssen (Hey Arnold!)

Bentley Lockhart - Prince Phillip (Sleeping Beauty/Disney)

Bettie Dawson - Violet Beauregarde (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)

Brett Holland - Mulan (Mulan/Disney)

Brigid Callaghan - Megara (Hercules/Disney)

Caleb Cresswell - Clark Kent/Superman (DC)

Camille McGonagall - Vivian Ward (Pretty Woman)

Candice Cresswell - Belle (Beauty and the Beast/Disney)

Casey Abrams - Baby Yoda (Mandalorian)

Caspian Berrycloth - Arnold Shortman (Hey Arnold!)

Cassius Cresswell - Gomez Addams (The Addams Family)

Cedrella Weasley II - Poppy Balfour (From Blood and Ash)

Celestina Shacklebolt - Moana (Moana/Disney)

Charlie Watson - Christine Daaé (The Phantom of the Opera)

Chase Sayre - Robin (DC)

Clara Arquette - Ursula (The Little Mermaid)

Clementine Delacour-Laurent - Cinderella (Cinderella)

Colm McCarthy - Operation Patient (Operation Game)

Cressida Wadsworth - Morticia Addams (The Addams Family)

Cynthia Clearwater - Daphne Blake (Scooby Doo)

Cyrus Clearwater - Peter Quill/Star-Lord (MCU)

Danny McKinnon - Alberto Scorfano (Luca//Disney)

Dante Morteza - Quicksilver (MCU)

Dakota Wilkes - Sexy Patrick (The Spongebob Squarepants Movie)

Dawn Prewett - Beetlejuice (Beetlejuice)

Declan Rowland - Hercules (Hercules/Disney)

Delilah Hartwell - Sylvie Laufeydottir (MCU)

Diana Rosier - Damian (Mean Girls)

Dominique Weasley - Odette (The Swan Princess)

Eleanor Pucey - Scarlet Witch (MCU)

Electra Carrow - Rapunzel (Tangled/Disney)

Elena Flores - Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins/Disney)

Ellie Greengrass - Copycat

Eloise Avery - Alice (Alice in Wonderland)

Eren Sahin - Loki (MCU)

Erin McCormack - Dorothy (The Wizard of Oz)

Evan Parkinson - Octavius (Night at the Museum)

Evangeline Pickering - Disgust (Inside Out/Pixar) 

Evelyn Carrow - Ladybug

Everett Pickering - Sleeping Beauty (Sleeping Beauty/Disney)

Felix Hopkirk - Luca Paguro (Luca)

Frank Longbottom II - The Mandalorian (The Mandalorian/Star Wars)

Fred Weasley II - Blow Up Baby

Frederick Hayes - Scarecrow (Wizard of Oz)

Gabriel Larkin - Clyde Barrow

Gale MacDougal - Zed Necrodopolis (Zombies)

Garrett Mendez - Genie (Aladdin/Disney)

Grace Turner - Eevee (Pokemon)

Griffin Jones - Elliott Taylor (E.T.)

Gwendolyn Hawkes - Jasmine (Aladdin/Disney)

Hadley Lestrange - Mermaid

Hannah Nightingale - Darla (Finding Nemo) ft. Addie Nightingale (NPC) as Nemo

Hazel MacDougal - One Half of a KitKat

Hugo Granger-Weasley - Aragog

Hunter Adams - Alan (The Hangover)

Ingrid Hagen - Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones)

Jace Greengrass - Copycat

James Ashcroft - Grady Twins (The Shining)

James Sirius Potter - Mr. Incredible (The Incredibles)

Jasper Locklear - Troy Bolton (High School Musical)

Jaxon deQuan - Ninja

Jia Rookwood - Cruella De Vil (101 Dalmatians/Disney)

Jonah Finch - Elton John

Josephine Flamel - Audrey (Little Shop of Horrors)

Joseph O’Reilly - Cher Horowitz (Clueless)

Joshua Selwyn - Hansel (Zoolander)

Juliet Highmore - Addison Wells (Zombies)

Kristoff Flynn - Bert (Mary Poppins)

Laurel Ollivander - Sexy Scream/Ghost Face

Layla Rowle - Scarlet Witch (MCU)

Levi Highmore - Alvin (Alvin and the Chipmunks)

Liam Alvarez - Devil

Lily Luna Potter - Merida (Brave/Pixar)

Lorcan Scamander - Captain America (MCU)

Louis Weasley - Superman (DC)

Lucienne Wolffe - Annabelle (Annabelle)

Lucy Weasley - Velma Dinkley (Scooby Doo)

Lyra Malfoy - Gabriella Montez (High School Musical)

Lysander Scamander - Squid Games Character (Squid Games)

Mackenzie Potter - Elastigirl (The Incredibles)

Madeline Brown - One half of a KitKat

Mae Levesque - Wednesday Addams (The Addams Family)

Malachai Arquette - Wearing Dog Ears

Manon Flamel - Britney Spears (Oops I Did It Again)

Marcus Carson - Mr. Peanut

Margot Lockhart - Leia (Star Wars)

Mary Katherine McKinnon - Rizzo (Grease)

Mason Jones - Theodore (Alvin and the Chipmunks)

Mateo Whitehorn - Where’s Waldo

Matthew Asprey - Oogie Boogie (Nightmare Before Christmas)

Matthias Vallois - Psyduck (Pokémon)

Melora Flamel - Britney Spears (Baby One More Time)

Meredith Wayfelle - Ramona Flowers (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World)

Merle Rappaport - Blair Waldorf (Gossip Girl)

Molly Weasley II - Sally (Nightmare Before Christmas)

Morgan Avery - Sarah Sanderson (Hocus Pocus)

Natalya Dolohova - Poison Ivy (DC)

Nate Wood - Han Solo (Star Wars)

Nesta Greenwood - Jillian Holtzmann (Ghostbusters)

Nicholas Bennet - Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)

Nicholas Vexmoor - Seymour Krelborn (Little Shop of Horrors)

Nova Slughorn - Elphaba (Wicked)

Octavia Coleman - Ali (Burlesque)

Olivia Longwise - Coraline (Coraline)

Orlando Lockhart - Hades 

Peggy Carson - Winifred Sanderson (Hocus Pocus)

Penelope Hawthorne - Daphne Blake (Scooby Doo)

Pepper Rosewood - Barbie

Perseus Mulciber - Inigo Montoya (The Princess Bride)

Piper Wilkinson - Serena Van Der Woodsen (Gossip Girl)

Pippa Rosewood - Glinda (Wicked)

Reid Anderson - E.T. (E.T.)

Rory Goldstein - Angel

Rose Granger-Weasley - Miss Argentina (Beetlejuice)

Roxanne Weasley - Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty/Maleficent)

Scorpius Malfoy - Batman (DC)

Sebastian Nott - Johnny Loughran (Hotel Transylvania)

Seraphina McAuley - Scarlet Witch (Marvel)

Seung Krum - Derek Zoolander (Zoolander)

Sienna Wilkinson - Medusa

Silas Zabini - Mr Darcy (Pride & Prejudice)

Sofia Clarke - Megara (Hercules)

Tabitha Fawcett - Catwoman (DC)

Tallulah Abbot - Momo

Taylor Edwards - Emily the Corpse Bride (Corpse Bride)

Teddy Lupin - Yzma (The Emperor’s New Groove/Disney)

Theodore Dubanowski - Wally (Where’s Wally?)

Theodore Oliver - Captain Hook (Peter Pan/Disney)

Thomas Goyle - Gengar (Pokémon)

Tobias Atwell - Hei Hei (Moana/Disney)

Toby Anderson - Erik (Phantom of the Opera)

Theseus McLaggen - Austin Powers (Austin Powers)

Tyler Kennedy Davis - Werewolf

Vera McKinnon - Dorothy Gale (Wizard of Oz)

Verity Nott - Grady Twin (The Shining)

Victoire Weasley - Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones)

William Ashcroft - Wolverine (The X-Men)

Willow Picquery - Dionne Davenport (Clueless)

Romantic Couples Costumes

Aiden & Evan - Jedediah & Octavius (Night at the Museum)

Alastair & Peggy - Billy & Winifred (Hocus Pocus)

Alexis & Anna - Naveen & Tiana (Princess and the Frog/Disney)

Alison & Cynthia - Velma & Daphne (Scooby Doo)

Albus & Electra - Flynn & Rapunzel (Tangled/Disney)

Aryana & Harper - Marceline & Princess Bubblegum (Adventure tIME)

Bentley & Everett - Prince Phillip & Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty/Disney)

Danny & Felix - Alberto & Luca (Luca/Disney)

Declan & Brigid - Hercules & Megara (Hercules/Disney)

Frank & Casey - The Mandalorian & Baby Yoda (The Mandalorian/Star Wars) 

Gabriel & Adabella - Clyde Barrow & Bonnie Parker

Gale & Juliet - Zed & Addison (Zombies)

Griffin & Reid - Elliott Taylor & E.T. (E.T.)

James & Verity - Grady Twins (The Shining)

Jasper & Lyra - Troy & Gabriella (High School Musical)

Joshua & Seung - Hansel & Zoolander (Zoolander)

Kristoff & Elena - Bert & Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins) ft. Marisol & Dimitri (NPCs) as Penguins

Liam & Rory - Devil & Angel

Pippa & Nova - Glinda & Elphaba (Wicked)

Scorpius & Chase - Batman & Robin (DC)

Sebastian & Ariadne - Johnny & Mavis (Hotel Transylvania)

Tobias & Celestina - Hei Hei & Moana (Moana/Disney)

Toby & Charlie - Phantom & Christine Daaé (The Phantom of the Opera)

Platonic Couples Costumes

Ariella, Archer, Grace & Matthias - Misty, Ash, Eevee & Psyduck (Pokémon)

Auden & Taylor - Victor & Emily (Corpse Bride)

Axel, Levi & Mason - Simon, Alvin & Theodore (Alvin and the Chipmunks)

Benjamin & Caspian - Gerald & Arnold (Hey Arnold!)

Cassius & Cressida - Gomez & Morticia (The Addams Family)

Dante & Layla - Quicksilver & Scarlet Witch (MCU)

Frederick & Vera - Scarecrow & Dorothy (Wizard of Oz)

Hannah & Addie (NPC) - Darla & Nemo (Finding Nemo)

Hazel & Madeline - A KitKat Bar

Jace & Ellie - Copycat

Joseph & Willow - Cher Horowitz & Dionne Davenport (Clueless)

Merle & Piper - Blair Waldorf & Serena Van Der Woodsen (Gossip Girl)

Nate & Margot - Han Solo & Leia (Star Wars)

Penelope & Lucy - Daphne Blake & Velma Dinkley (Scooby Doo)

Theo & Alice - Captain Hook & Peter Pan (Peter Pan)

#sdhqautumnfest3 #sdhqhalloween3

[sims-through-the-decades]

The Millard Family | 1970

As one decade ends, another begins, and life is going rather well for the Robinsons and their family.

Dorothy and Frank’s eldest son Alan marries his free-spirited girlfriend Janet Holland at the village church, and the two begin their new life together on the Millard farm. The whole family is happy to see Alan marry the woman he loves - their only regret is that George isn’t here to see his eldest grandson get married.

The Yates are happy to welcome Janet into their family; she seems like a friendly and hard-working young woman, and they can see how much their son loves her. Alan and Janet, too, are happy to finally be married, and are looking forward to starting a family of their own.

Michael, meanwhile, is still uncertain about his future. He still loves to play the guitar, but he doesn’t want to have a career in the music industry; he doesn’t think that he’s good enough, and besides, he would rather play for his family and friends than for a large audience.

He still spends his Saturday mornings working with his cousins on the Millard farm, but he doesn’t want to be a farmer or a farm-hand either: he works on the farm because he likes the outdoors and because he likes spending time with Alan and Paul, but he doesn’t want to do this for the rest of his life. Now that he is almost an adult, Michael feels that he needs to find a real, full-time job, just like his parents.

But Michael isn’t sure what to do or where to look for jobs. His mother, though, is happy to give him some advice. Edna initially considers advising her son to apply for a job at his father Eric’s company, but decides not to: she would be proud if her son became a businessman one day, but she knows that he has never been interested in business, and she doesn’t want Eric’s behaviour to influence him. In the end, she advises her son to look in the local newspaper; the local shops and businesses are always looking for new employees.

Michael follows his mother’s advice, and soon finds a job as a cleaner for a local business. He is very happy with his new job: it may not be very well-paid, but he appreciates the money that he earns, and he makes sure to save as much as it as possible for the future.

#the millard family | the 1970s #decades challenge #legacy challenge #history challenge #the sims 3 #ts3 #simblr

[p-isforpoetry]

Master poetry playlist

Each of these links will redirect you to the relevant playlist on my non-monetized Youtube channel (new video every other day)

By actors

Tom Hiddleston (Words and Music, Ximalaya FM, Coriolanus watchalong with Josie Rourke, Tom and the cast, interviews, Betrayal reunion)

Bruce Alexander, Sam Alexander, Nonso Anozie, Richard Armitage, Dame Eileen Atkins, Annette Badland, Kathy Bates, Xander Berkeley, Sir Kenneth Branagh, Richard Burton, Simon Callow, Robert Carlyle, Helena Bonham Carter, Kim Cattrall, Glenn Close, Sir William "Billy" Connolly, Ben Crystal, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ossie Davis, Dame Judi Dench, Vincent D'Onofrio, Brian Dennehy, James Earl Jones, Beatie Edney, Mark Ebulue, Ralph Fiennes, Kate Fleetwood, Jodie Foster, Polly Frame, Morgan Freeman, Stephen Fry, Michael Gaston, Sir John Gielgud, Aidan Gillen, Rupert Graves, Eva Green, Sir Alec Guinness, David Harewood, Tom Hollander, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Jeremy Irons, Alex Jennings, Toby Jones, Jude Law, Robert Sean Leonard, Damian Lewis, John Lithgow, Sir Ian McKellen, Dame Helen Mirren, Richard Mitchley, Alfred Molina, Sir Roger Moore, Sam Neill, Al Pacino, Ron Perlman, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Sir Jonathan Pryce, Alan Rickman, Sir Simon Russell Beale, Susan Sarandon, Andrew Scott, Fiona Shaw, Michael Sheen, Gary Sinise, Dan Stevens, Sir Patrick Stewart, Mitchell Brian Stokes, Mark Strong, Natasha Richardson, David Tennant, Kathleen Turner, Eli Wallach, Dominic West and Samuel West.

In this playlist there is 1-1 poem read by Tony Amendola, Sebastian Arcelus, Mackenzie Astin, Gerry Bamman, Alan Bates, Gina Bellman, Cathy Belton, Edward Bennett, Tilly Blackwood, Claire Bloom, Lindy Booth, Peter Bowles, Eleanor Bron, Sir Michael Caine, Peter Capaldi, Sir Sean Connery, Lindsay Crouse, Ruby Dee, Adrian Dunbar, Lindsay Duncan, Noma Dumezweni, Adetomiwa Edun, Rupert Evans, Colin Farrell, Deborah Findlay, Edward Fox, Jonathan Frakes, Hugh Fraser, Jennifer Garner, Jill Gascoine, Annabeth Gish, Iain Glen, Ioan Gruffudd, Julie Harris, Josh Hartnett, John Heffernan, Douglas Henshall, Hozier, Sir John Hurt, Amy Irving, Sir Derek Jacobi, Peter Jacobson, Lennie James, Paterson Joseph, Rory Kinnear, Hugh Laurie, Sir Christopher Lee, Robert Lindsay, Ophelia Lovibond, Helen McCrory, Niamh McGrady, Sepideh Moafi, Cillian Murphy, Liam Neeson, Tessa Peake-Jones, Dame Sian Phillips, Wendell Pierce, Rosamund Pike, Diana Quick, Jemma Redgrave, Iwan Rheon, Sebastian Roché, Hugh Ross, William Sadler, Kerry Shale, Imelda Staunton, Rufus Sewell, Jenna Stern, Juliet Stevenson, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Jo Stone-Fewings, Tilda Swinton, Peter O’ Toole, Harry Treadaway, Indira Varma, Dame Harriet Walter, Sam Waterson, Fritz Weaver and Carolyn Wickwire.

By poets

W. H. Auden, William Blake, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Browning, Robert Burns, Byron, Lewis Carroll, John Clare, E. E. Cummings, Emily Dickinson, John Donne, T. S. Eliot, Robert Frost, Seamus Heaney, Robert Herrick, Gerard Manley Hopkins, John Keats, Rudyard Kipling, Edward Lear, Robert Lowell, Christopher Marlowe, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Pablo Neruda, E. A. Poe, Christina Rossetti, William Shakespeare, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Alfred Tennyson, Dylan Thomas, William Wordsworth, W. B. Yeats and other poets.

Short scenes from movies/theatre plays

Coriolanus (Tom Hiddleston), King Lear (Sir Athony Hopkins), Much Ado About Nothing (Emma Thompson & Kenneth Branagh), Hamlet (Andrew Scott), Much Ado About Nothing (Catherine Tate & David Tennant), Macbeth (Sir Patrick Stewart)

#poem #poetry #p-isforpoetry