Here are some links and citations that might make for interesting summer weekend reading... Helen Broderick at the British Library has a new post, "Poetry, Places and birthdays" about processing the Ted Hughes papers. Includes a nice, clickable image. Erikka Askeland reviews 'Three Women" at the Edinburgh Festival in the Scotsman . Susan Zelenka's "Why Sylvia Plath’s story pisses me off" reviews Paul Alexander's "Edge" from Studio @ 620 at in The Daily Loaf . Hey, don't forget, Sylvia Plath didn't actually say, "Not that I’m bitter. Not that I’m vengeful. Not that I’m a keeper of slights." Paul Alexander, speaking for Plath (which is problematic) says this. Not that I'm bitter. Not that I'm vengeful. Not that I'm a keeper of slights... Shelley Blanton-Stroud recommends "Five books for book clubs who love Mad Men's Don and Betty Draper". The third book is Ariel: The Restored Edition . (Don...

One: If you are in the Northampton, Mass. area this summer and fall, you might want to stop by the William Alan Neilson Library to see their exhibit on Yaddo, " Unconquered by Flames: The Literary Lights at Yaddo ", curated by the amazing Karen V. Kukil . The exhibit opens in mid–August and continues through October. Two: If you are in St. Petersburg, Florida, you can see Paul Alexander's biased play Edge on stage at a theatre called The Studio@620. No longer starring Angelica Torn, this Edge stars Marcy J. Savasano. 620 First Ave. S., St. Petersburg, Florida When: August 6-9, 13-16, 2009, Thurs, Fri, Sat @ 7:00 pm, Sunday Matinees @ 1:00 pm Pricing: $30 front row seating, $25 general admission, $15 students and seniors, Phone:727-895-6620 Web: studio620.org

Paul Alexander's one woman play Edge, starring Angelica Torn, will be at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles from Saturday 5 January through 2 March. Shows will be Thursday-Saturday at 8 PM. Also, there will be Sunday matinees at 2 PM on January 13, 20, 27 and February 10, 17; March 2. For more information, please visit the Odyssey website .

The one actress play Edge , about Sylvia Plath, written and directed by Paul "Rough Magic" Alexander and starring the lovely Angelica Torn, is now on the Theatres at 45 Bleecker Street, in Manhattan's East Village. The theatres are located on the north side of Bleecker Street, between Lafayette & Mott Streets. Tickets are $35 - $45, the telephone number is 212/239.6200. Performances are Thursday - Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 3pm. The play lasts 2 hours, 15 minutes and has one intermission. For more information, please visit the Edge web site .

This is a follow-up to my 12 July posting on the revivial of Edge , a play written and directed by Paul Alexander about Sylvia Plath. Stars Angelica Torn only. Previews begin Sept. 4. Opens Sept. 9 at: ArcLight 152 W. 71st St New York, New York Phone: 212-352-3101