Comments on: Like Mother, Like Son

By: Jim Pennington

Jim Pennington — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 20:51:03 +0000

Did you see anywhwere that Laura Lee might have met Constance Spry ? In the book that goes with a recent Constance Spry exhibition there is an itinerary for the Spry Lecture Tour…. she was in-transit in St Louis on the morning of February 12th for only a few hours … a puzzling transience…

By: Graham Rae

Graham Rae — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:34:38 +0000

Thanks, Jim. I actually harvested a load of ads for her book and Cobble Stone Gardens recently from old newspapers. I need to turn them into a brief gallery for the site; was going to do so, but got sidetracked.

By: Jim Pennington

Jim Pennington — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 19:24:33 +0000

It’s a great article, Graham … totally informative. I just reminded myself of it after seeing stuff recently about Constance Spry and listening to her on an obscure Lp. I wish there was a recording of that Laura Lee radio programme. A mash-up of the two would be gorgeous… plummy London faux-Royalty counterpointing cracker St Louis nouveau-rentier-riche gentry //// And, from the little knowledge I now have of flower arranging aesthetics, I’d say Laura Lee makes Constance look like a chocolate box top.

By: Graham Rae

Graham Rae — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:34:22 +0000

Funny to see that people are still reading this years later. Hope you find the books interesting, Daurade.

By: Daurade

Daurade — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:17:19 +0000

Copies are still readily available on Amazon for very low prices. I just bought all three books for 20 bucks including shipping. I got Gysin’s slavery book a few years back for almost nothing. Now the cheapest price is 42 euros. Get ’em while you can. I can’t wait to read them.

By: Graham Rae

Graham Rae — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:16:24 +0000

Sounds good to me. You can always contact us through this site when it gets done with. I’ll let Supervert tell you if he’s interested in an accessible version of the perversion verse you’re writing or not. As for psychoanalytic jargon, well, don’t sweat it, I ain’t a dummy, I can figure it out. Melancholic preservations and anal sadism are a coupla my fave pathology paths! And if you’re looking for a next pathology study after WSB, might I recommend Eminem? His new album is, after all, a psychiatrist’s wet dream…talk about an insane mother fixation, shit…

By: Jamie Godley

Jamie Godley — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:29:52 +0000

Also, be advised that the essay/article will be a bit thick with psychoanalytic jargon (lots of stuff about melancholic preservations and anal sadism). But I would be interested in writing a more accessible version of the essay for this website. Sound good?

By: Jamie Godley

Jamie Godley — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:05:20 +0000

Thanks Graham, I would be glad to. I’m writing an article on Burroughs that will hopefully be published sometime early next year. My teacher/mentor is in the process of looking for a publisher for me and a group of other students doing psychoanalytic stuff at the moment. But I’d be glad to send you a copy, official or unofficial when it comes out. Also: would you happen to know of any way to get ahold of James Grauerholz? He would be an excellent resource for this project, as well.

By: Graham Rae

Graham Rae — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:10:59 +0000

Thank you Jamie. I think I speak for Supervert as well when I say that you can feel free to quote this in your dissertation if you want – just give us a mention and send us a copy! I personally would be fascinated by a psychoanalytic account of WSB’s life, though I get the feeling that’s an incredibly difficult job to undertake. Good luck with that!

Graham.

By: Jamie Godley

Jamie Godley — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 07:09:34 +0000

Thank you so much for this and the references page as well. I am currently writing a psychoanalytic account of Burroughs’ life and writing that will become part of my dissertation at SUNY Buffalo, where I am attending this fall as a 1st year PhD student. This article was very helpful in rounding out a few details of Burroughs’ psychical life involving his relationship with Laura.