Still Life with Oysters and Lemon by Mark Doty, Beacon Press, 2001 A personal narrative about art, love, life and loss that is equal parts poetry and philosophy. In "Still Life with Oysters and Lemon", a small 17th century Dutch painting by Jan Davidsz de Heem is the catalyst for Mark Doty’s illuminating meditation on intimacy. His layered contemplation of the still life’s ordinary subject — … [Read more...]