Transcript of “A Viola at Dusk”
The poet James Merrill once wrote about meeting Alice B. Toklas and he said that he had not anticipated, quote, “the enchantment of her speaking voice like a viola at dusk.” I can picture that.
Right, I can hear it. You know, a viola at dusk, like these harmonics, these unexpected harmonics, like two instruments playing, like the evening insects as well as the instrument.
I know that sound.
Yeah, I’m seeing colors and just a feeling, maybe a warm summer evening.
I don’t know.
I just love that description of someone’s speaking voice, like a viola at dusk.
What’s a passage that you’ve read that really struck you that you’d like to share with us?
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