Monthly Archives: November 2020
Tyger Tyger, Burning Bright!
Tyger Tyger, Burning Bright! William Blake was a poet and an artist. He was one of the first in Britain (or anywhere else in Europe) to see a tiger in person when he saw one in London. As an artist … Continue reading
Posted in art, editing writing, Poetry, revising writing, Uncategorized
Tagged art, creation, illustrations, Poetry, the british museum, tiger, tyger, william blake
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How That Line Really Goes
How That Line Really Goes “The best laid plans of mice and men . . .” Actually, “The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men gang aft agley . . .” Wonderful reading from the Scottish actress Eva Trayna. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized, Writing by others
Tagged robert burns, scotland, Scottish, to a mouse, video. poetry reading
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The Continuing Loss to the World of Amy Winehouse
The Continuing Loss to the World of Amy Winehouse Valerie Amy WInehous (1983 – 2011) Well sometimes I go out by myself And I look across the water And I think of all the things, what you’re doing And in … Continue reading
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Tagged amy winehouse, singing, solo music, unedited performance
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Look On My Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair!
Look On My Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair! “You turned off the main desert road, and, in half an hour of bumping along a smaller trail, came to a tremendous, assertive mass of ancient grey stone. This was the palace … Continue reading
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Deep House and Trance Break
Twitch continues to amaze me. Where can you find this live experience anywhere else? The set is at the Exchange in Los Angeles. Although this 62 year old loves rock and roll, techno has always sounded good to me and … Continue reading
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John Charles Fremont The Explorer
Have I ever posted a picture of my cat? I adopted him under the name of Fremont which I have since extended. Here he is tonight, eyeing me from his cat perch as I watch television from the couch below.
February Twilight
Name a sweeter 26 second poem. I defy you! February Twilight by Sara Teasdale (1884 – 1933) Read by Ghizela Rowe I stood beside a hill Smooth with new-laid snow, A single star looked out From the cold evening glow. … Continue reading
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Tagged February Twilight, ghizela rowe, sara teasdale
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A Sample of Beachey Head
A Sample of Beachey Head This is just a portion of Beachey Head, written by Charlotte Smith and read by Ghizela Rowe. Beachey Head is an amazing word portrait, you can almost picture the chalky bluff at Beachey Head and … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, Poetry, Thoughts on writing, Uncategorized, Writing by others
Tagged beauty head, ghizela rowe, women poets
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Bots Censoring Even Storied, Factual Magazines
Few history magazines are more well respected than American Heritage. Its scholarship, impartiality, and stable of great writers have proven its worth over more than a half century in print and online. Today, mindless bots and algorithms are now attacking … Continue reading