Famous by Regula Russelle
Famous: A Poem in a Nutshell features poetry by Naomi Shihab Nye. An accordion fold artist’s book that fits neatly in the palm of your hand, this work is perfect for a gift or to add to your collection.
What you will find inside:
“The river is famous to the fish.
The loud voice is famous to silence,
which knew it would inherit the earth
before anybody said so.
The cat sleeping on the fence is famous to the birds watching him from the birdhouse.
The tear is famous, briefly, to the cheek.
The idea you carry close to your bosom
is famous to your bosom.
The boot is famous to the earth,
more famous than the dress shoe,
which is famous only to floors.
The bent photograph is famous to the one who carries it and not at all famous to the one who is pictured.
I want to be famous to shuffling men
who smile while crossing streets,
sticky children in grocery lines,
famous as the one who smiled back.
I want to be famous in the way a pulley is famous, or a buttonhole, not because it did anything spectacular, but because it never forgot what it could do.” - Naomi Shihab Nye
.75” x 3.5”
*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped.
Famous: A Poem in a Nutshell features poetry by Naomi Shihab Nye. An accordion fold artist’s book that fits neatly in the palm of your hand, this work is perfect for a gift or to add to your collection.
What you will find inside:
“The river is famous to the fish.
The loud voice is famous to silence,
which knew it would inherit the earth
before anybody said so.
The cat sleeping on the fence is famous to the birds watching him from the birdhouse.
The tear is famous, briefly, to the cheek.
The idea you carry close to your bosom
is famous to your bosom.
The boot is famous to the earth,
more famous than the dress shoe,
which is famous only to floors.
The bent photograph is famous to the one who carries it and not at all famous to the one who is pictured.
I want to be famous to shuffling men
who smile while crossing streets,
sticky children in grocery lines,
famous as the one who smiled back.
I want to be famous in the way a pulley is famous, or a buttonhole, not because it did anything spectacular, but because it never forgot what it could do.” - Naomi Shihab Nye
.75” x 3.5”
*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped.
Famous: A Poem in a Nutshell features poetry by Naomi Shihab Nye. An accordion fold artist’s book that fits neatly in the palm of your hand, this work is perfect for a gift or to add to your collection.
What you will find inside:
“The river is famous to the fish.
The loud voice is famous to silence,
which knew it would inherit the earth
before anybody said so.
The cat sleeping on the fence is famous to the birds watching him from the birdhouse.
The tear is famous, briefly, to the cheek.
The idea you carry close to your bosom
is famous to your bosom.
The boot is famous to the earth,
more famous than the dress shoe,
which is famous only to floors.
The bent photograph is famous to the one who carries it and not at all famous to the one who is pictured.
I want to be famous to shuffling men
who smile while crossing streets,
sticky children in grocery lines,
famous as the one who smiled back.
I want to be famous in the way a pulley is famous, or a buttonhole, not because it did anything spectacular, but because it never forgot what it could do.” - Naomi Shihab Nye
.75” x 3.5”
*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped.
Regula Russelle happily makes tiny books and zines — work that addresses themes of community and culture making. She has been recognized with a Minnesota Book Artist Award for her body of work and contributions to the books arts community, and has received support for her work from the MN State Arts Board, the Jerome Foundation, and the McKnight Foundation. Her work can be found in public collections, on kitchen bulletin boards, and in the occasional handbag. She loves the color yellow, hand-lettering, kindness, and singing (alone, with others, and with her three-quarter sized guitar).
Texts of poems and of a couple other tiny books are available at RegulaRusselle.com
