NOTES

Gallery: “The Man Who Taught William Blake Painting in His Dreams” is a painting by William Blake.

Renunciation: The epigraph is from Dickinson’s third letter to Higginson.

Travel: The italicized quote is a slight adaptation of George Braque, from Painters on Painting, edited by Eric Protter, Dover Editions.

In the Agnes Martin Room: The Agnes Martin Room is at Dia:Beacon Riggio Galleries in Beacon, NY.

Night Boat: Mister Stevarius is online: www.stevarius.com

Cemetery at Montparnasse: The epitaph is carved into the headstone of sculptor Leopold Kretz.

Event: The first painting described is “Seagulls in Flight” by Nicolas de Stael. The second is “L’église d’Auvers-sur-Oise” by Van Gogh. This poem is for Catherine Aga.

Dear Rumi: Shams-e-Tabriz’s name means “Sun.” The “a” in “Shams” is pronounced like the “a” in “ago.”

Rhyme: “All the words in the world rhyme” is rumored to have been said by Olga Broumas at a seminar at Sarah Lawrence College. “Green Notebook, Winter Road” is the title of a book by Jane Cooper.