A distinctly March-centric post today… can you figure out how each of these works into that idea?

On to today’s trivia!

“I don’t allow anonymous people to give me a sense of my worth.”

This quote by Ralph Ellison, author of Invisible Man, should be something all authors with reviews should take to heart. Ellison was named after Ralph Waldo Emerson by his father, in hopes the child would grow up to be a poet.

Robert Frost’s Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening was apparently inspired by the poet’s depression caused by not being able to provide enough for his family. According to various theories, he did exactly as the poem suggests, stopping by a quiet wood; some believe that it alluded to finding a secluded place to commit suicide. Upon hearing the bells on the tack, he comes to realize he is needed, and must continue on. Repeating the last line – and miles to go before I sleep – seems to convey a submission to and acceptance of his fate moving forward to his death.

(This interpretation of Frost’s poem drives me batty, and I’m glad it’s not a popular one!)

Jane Francesca, Lady Wilde, put to paper Irish fairy tales and lore including spells, cures and charms from the old ones. She often referred to her son as “the young Pagan,” leading to speculation she (and her son) were indeed dabbling in witchcraft.

Most know that Dr. Seuss wasn’t a doctor, and in fact wasn’t named Seuss. Theodore Geisel used his mother’s maiden name as a pen name, eventually giving up on trying to have people pronouce Seuss properly. It does not rhyme with goose (soo-oose), but rather with voice (soy-se).

The Secret of Ron Mor Skerry by Rosalie Fry is better known by which name, after it was adapted to film in 1994?

Have a great weekend!
<3 JL