Fragments

After watching this interview with St. Vincent, I picked up Fragments: Poems, Intimate Notes, Letters by Marilyn Monroe. I finished it tonight. At first I was distracted by the grammar, but after a couple pages I reminded myself that the early journal pieces were from when Marilyn was about 17. I thought of all the journals I kept at that age and how they'd pale in comparison. I'm quite certain I was writing about my love for Billy Corgan.

While reading the book I found myself wondering, why were there so many pictures of Marilyn Monroe reading books? Was that a thing? Was it something she liked to be photographed doing?

I cried several times reading this book. I think my favorite parts of the book are the short poems she wrote. I also loved this picture of her at the end. The book says it was her favorite picture. Beautiful.