What it says on the tin!
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
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
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 promised a review of ‘The Tipping Point’ by Malcolm Gladwell. It’s a magnificent book – one of those books that you find yourself quoting bits from to people through the course of the day. It describes the phenomenon whereby things can grow from nothing to a craze in an unbelievably short space of time. … Read more
I am relaxing, listening to an album of chants called ‘Om Sai Ram’ which creates a gentle state of tranquility. This is interrupted only by the occasional click of computer keypad, and the sighing of the cat. Sometimes peace is the right state of mind. I have nearly finished reading ‘The Tipping Point’ by Malcolm … Read more
Some time ago I read a book by Robert Fritz called ‘The path of least resistance’. It was a marvellous exposition of uses of creativity. I thoroughly enjoyed working through it. Well, you often find yourself going around loops and back to where you started. At the moment I am reading Peter Senge’s ‘Fifth Discipline’ … Read more
It has been one of those weeks beset with a heap of work. In the midst of it all, I have waded through a range of music and a bit of poetry. On the music front, I’m still listening with interest to () by Sigur Ros which reveals new depths each time I listen to … Read more
New covers for the two poetry sequences which I am in the middle of writing have emerged over the last couple of days. They have arisen from photos taken with a digital camera which we bought a couple of months ago. The fact that digital photos can be taken, deleted, retaken, adjusted, see there and … Read more
I’m still waiting for delivery of the book by Michael Ayres. In the meantime, I have received three books which I am easing my way into: 1. Barry MacSweeney – The Book of Demons (and Pearl) 2. Tom Raworth – The Vein 3. Wendy Mulford – The abc of writing The book by MacSweeney is … Read more