Last night I did some more work on the booklet ‘edge of water’. Then I sat around for half an hour, listening to the ‘panthalassa’ remix album, whilst reading poetry. I browsed through ‘The Book of Demons & Pearl’ by Barry MacSweeney. This is powerful, ranting poetry with vivid use of imagery. One to spend … Read more
I’m filling my head with the deranged sounds of The Residents and People Like Us, both of which are so incredibly diverse and innovative, whilst still keeping a strongly specific sound, so that you know that is who you are listening to. I think I have written about both of them in earlier entries to … Read more
I’ve just come through a grumpy weekend. Things are bugging me! On the plus side, I bought an album of remixes yesterday which is brilliant. I’ve been listening to loads of music by Miles Davis over recent days – Bitches Brew, In a Silent Way – both of them in the Complete Sessions format which … Read more
Just for a change today, I thought I would post a poem I wrote last week. It is part of the sequence that I am working on at the moment called ‘the alice conversations’. Comments welcomed. Light Sparkle and Thread of Colours Alice is standing – waiting – wondering – without pause Now she looks … Read more
News today from the British Poets discussion list (info can be found here). This list has been managed by Trevor Joyce and Cris Creek for a while now – they did a great job. And they are both excellent poets too! As of today the management of the list has moved to Mairead Byrne and … Read more
Yesterday I received a copy of ‘Finality’. This beautifully produced book of poems by Douglas Clark contains some marvellous poems. I haven’t had time to look at it in depth yet, but it includes ‘Snapshots’ which Douglas posted to the Poetry etc mailing list a while ago. I thought this was a wonderful poem, a … Read more
There are some amazing places to listen to music on the web. I’ve been dipping into London’s own Resonance FM (http://www.resonancefm.com) for a while now. They broadcast across London and live on the net. There is also an archive service to listen to material online, and download in some cases. The schedule includes a vast … Read more
Having returned recently from a holiday in France, I find myself struggling to make good use of time. If I was as wasteful with other areas of my life, it would be a criminal offence! Last weekend I went on a spending spree, and bought some of the Led Zeppelin back-catalogue which is missing from … Read more
I have been thinking for a few days now that there must be a way to monitor web pages for changes automatically. I regularly visit quite a large number of weblogs on a wide range of topics. Having to load each page separately, when many of them may not have had an update, is very … Read more
I learnt the first degree of reiki about a month ago, and since then have been working on the self-healing phase of things. It’s amazing. I’m going through all sorts of experiences, feelings and emotions. Each step takes me further on, as I gain deeper understanding of working on an intuitive level. Intuitive ideas and … Read more