Writing for Vulture, Marya E. Gates argues that ‘Marilyn’s truth was in her poetry’ (as collected in the 2010 book, … More
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Poet Launches Expanded Marilyn Collection
Marilyn: Essays & Poems, a special edition commemorating the 60th anniversary of her death (with a cover photo by Sam … More
Marilyn Quoted in ‘Compartment No. 6’
You wouldn’t expect Marilyn to be found anywhere in Compartment No. 6, a Finnish movie about a young student forced … More
American Dreamers: Marilyn and Sylvia Plath
“Sylvia Plath was the Marilyn Monroe of modern literature,” Carl Rollyson wrote in American Isis, his biography of the poet. … More
Marilyn Movie Tribute in Mexico City
A major retrospective of Marilyn’s glittering movie career is now in full swing at the Filmoteca UNAM in Mexico City. … More
Marilyn at Julien’s: In Her Own Words
An array of Marilyn’s film costumes will go under the hammer in the Hollywood Legends event at Julien’s Auctions tomorrow, … More
Marilyn the Poet … in ‘Fragments’
On the Paris Review website today, Elisa Gonzalez explores Marilyn’s poetry (collected in the 2010 book, Fragments.) “Marilyn’s poems are, … More
Norman Rosten’s ‘Marilyn: Shadow and Light’ in France
One of the best books ever written about Marilyn is Marilyn: The Untold Story (aka Marilyn: A Very Personal Story), … More
‘Clip and Highlight’: Marilyn’s Wedgwood Bowl (and More) at Julien’s
52 Marilyn-related lots were sold at the Icons & Idols: Hollywood event at Julien’s Auctions on December 2nd, 2021. Among … More
A Poetic ‘Slumber Party’ With Marilyn
A gifted amateur poet in her own right, Marilyn counted poets like Norman Rosten, Carl Sandburg and Edith Sitwell among … More
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