Virginia Woolf has a novel called 'The Waves' and it's because of this, I'm guessing, that prompts her to call the evening 'Wave'. :) This is so beautiful. I've always loved Virginia's work, but hearing it like this to music makes it... well, perfect.
I love Virginia Woolf, an all around literary all-star. I look no further for literature which encapsulates life-- inner and exterior life as can be depicted and translated into words and sounds and pauses. None better than Virginia, to my mind, in the ouvre of a brilliant transcendent woman. Different, but none better. Patti Smith knows this and does a good job of gratifying us with a new take on our elder stateswoman. Loved this!
Nice it woz when the Bad Girl of Rock became its High Priestess + Earth Mother. Also from her early 20 s She's been an American Artist. Author of Seventh Heaven , Babel , Just Kids , M Train , The Coral Sea , Devotion + Year of the Monkey + a lot of other stuff ! What an incredible woman ! All thru her life She's always shown this incredible generosity of spirit. Have read Orlando but I've never known anyone quite like Patti Smith.
Patti Smith leyendo a Virginia Woolf con esa voz que ilumina, que devela, tan intima, tan secreta, tan profunda y bella y subliminal. Ay Virginia cuanta melancolía hay en tus palabras llenas de colores, de vestidos, de mujeres, de Londres,de soledad, de intensidad, somos poetas vagando en el aire, caminando hacia el agua oscura y profunda. Virginia...The time is coming. ♥︎ Something eternal, something in her, in her long dress, perfect colors, small, beautifull, Virginia.
Six years late, but better late than never. An excerpt in the middle of this performance is from the first chapter of The Waves and the rest is improvised.
Two of my favourite artists of all time? Fantastic.
This is a small masterpiece by Patti Smith, but the cut at the end is brutal- who on earth has edited this?! I nearly had a heartattack!
I agree about the editing. What a let down. Would love to have heard the whole thing.
Virginia Woolf has a novel called 'The Waves' and it's because of this, I'm guessing, that prompts her to call the evening 'Wave'. :)
This is so beautiful. I've always loved Virginia's work, but hearing it like this to music makes it... well, perfect.
I love Virginia Woolf, an all around literary all-star. I look no further for literature which encapsulates life-- inner and exterior life as can be depicted and translated into words and sounds and pauses. None better than Virginia, to my mind, in the ouvre of a brilliant transcendent woman. Different, but none better. Patti Smith knows this and does a good job of gratifying us with a new take on our elder stateswoman. Loved this!
I owe my existence to Virginia. Love, Orlando
i almost cried... immortal Virginia and great oh great patti!!
Nice it woz when the Bad Girl of Rock became its High Priestess + Earth Mother.
Also from her early 20 s She's been an American Artist.
Author of Seventh Heaven , Babel , Just Kids , M Train , The Coral Sea , Devotion + Year of the Monkey + a lot of other stuff !
What an incredible woman !
All thru her life She's always shown this incredible generosity of spirit.
Have read Orlando but I've never known anyone quite like Patti Smith.
Definition of beauty!
Sublime! Absolument sublime!
genial.
greetings from chile.
Patti Smith leyendo a Virginia Woolf con esa voz que ilumina, que devela, tan intima, tan secreta, tan profunda y bella y subliminal. Ay Virginia cuanta melancolía hay en tus palabras llenas de colores, de vestidos, de mujeres, de Londres,de soledad, de intensidad, somos poetas vagando en el aire, caminando hacia el agua oscura y profunda. Virginia...The time is coming. ♥︎
Something eternal, something in her, in her long dress, perfect colors, small, beautifull, Virginia.
so fucking beautiful
Yesss! 💜
@edgegreed Not to forget Patti's album, 'Wave'.
Beautiful.
Crying
thank you
Amazing
Mrswoolff yes she is really hot, and listening this poetry i feel crazy, thanks revolucionary85 for sharing so beautiful vid!!!!
could not agree more.
Where is this poetic performance? i love patti smith!:)
Does anyone know what chapter, or page number that Patti Smith reads aloud from The Waves??
Six years late, but better late than never. An excerpt in the middle of this performance is from the first chapter of The Waves and the rest is improvised.
try phillip glass' the hours -- soundtrack to the movie based on vw's novel -- the hours.
my pleasure
What's the music? I really need it. Can someone tell? Please
I think its her daughter on piano, not a single song but probably half imrovising
@SpaghettiWstrnGrl brava!
@SpaghettiWstrnGrl yes, well said.
actualy, i think, she says "we are waving to virginia" ; )
@iriairia - adore.
@sweetmilkboy 'the waves'
Yeahhhh i do..
✨💛🔥💛✨
What chapter is she reading from?
She is kind of improvisating, just a sentence from Virginia- the Waves
i wave w/o wavering
'*jacksUn' *=X:D
Pathetic: "what she needed to do as a human being"