My head is full of ideas at the moment – a million ideas. Like a million stars in the sky. And that set me to thinking about the power of the metaphor. which ones shine the brightest which ones are dying which ones are new born which ones are nurturing life with their brightness which … Read more
I thought it would be useful to set out some of the ideas and techniques I use to produce new poems. When the creative muse is off on holiday, I sometimes draw inspiration from old poems. I am also really interested in techniques from popular music, particularly approaches like remixing, remastering and cut-ups. These ideas … Read more
Triplux :: 101 Things in 1001 Days I was referred to this meme by Clare at Eclectic Artisan. It’s a great idea – basically you draw up a list of 101 things that you want to complete in 1001 days. There are many sites out there with versions of this. This one has a great … Read more
GURTEEN View: Gurteen Knowledge Letter I have been a member of David Gurteen’s on-line Knowledge Community for about a year now. His website is a tremendous resource comprising web links, book details, people profiles and event summaries. It is well worth a look. I also subscribed to David’s newsletter. There are a lot of sites … Read more
WikidPad – wiki notebook/outliner for windows I’ve spent some time over the last few days experimenting with a new piece of Open Source software called wikidPad. It’s an amazing piece of software based on wiki technology. I think it might be really useful for managing to do lists in a more flexible way than mainstream … Read more