tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928125374594680516.post5800085171684886274..comments2024-01-28T19:13:26.485-05:00Comments on Looking Toward Portugal . . . .: Island PoetrySteve Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797234919854185892noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928125374594680516.post-39282961044129624692011-01-20T19:16:31.086-05:002011-01-20T19:16:31.086-05:00Just came upon this blog post, and wondered if, in...Just came upon this blog post, and wondered if, in the 6 months since you wrote it, you read my novel, Monhegan Windows. As to why the written arts (especially fiction) are so sparsely represented compared with the obvious multitude of art work highlighting the island, it's a bit of a mystery. Perhaps it has to do with a suspicion about writers that they are going to write about a place and make fun of it or make fun of the residents.<br /><br />There is one high-profile novelist who did write about Monhegan, although in short form -- Richard Russo, in his short story "Monhegan Light," which curiously (or perhaps not) is centered around the relationship of an off-islander with an island artist.Matthew Kiellhttp://ridgewoodpublications.com/MonheganWindows.htmlnoreply@blogger.com