BBC in Taos

As I’ve noted before, while DH Lawrence left Taos, New Mexico, 86 years ago, he is still very much alive here.  His spirit permeates the mystical Taos; many live here because he is also here.  Last fall, BBC was in town to create a documentary on Lawrence in Taos.  They were joined by British playwright, Stephen Lowe, whose play, “Empty Bed Blues,” about Lawrence’s days in Paris, was being performed in Santa Fe.

This fall, BBC are here again, this time to create a radio show on “Lawrence in Taos” to be aired November 4.  On Saturday, October 1, five Laurentians (including myself) met at the home of scholar and Moby Dickens bookstore owner, Art Bachrach, for a conversation that lasted more than two hours.  The most intriguing aspects of the conversation grew out of three prime questions:  1) “What did Lawrence find in Taos that he found nowhere else?” 2) “Why is his spirit still alive here?” and 3) “Why does it matter?”  On the following Wednesday, Morgan and I joined the BBC producer, author Geoff Dyer, and Bill Haller, president of the Friends of DH Lawrence at the Lawrence ranch for a few more hours of recording.  The broadcast will only be 50 minutes long—quite an editing feat!

Next: Exploring the Lawrence Ranch, Hawk Ranch, and Lobo Canyon

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