Category Archives: video
Holiday Greetings From Eight Years Ago
Thinner, paler, different glasses. Shorter hair. More cats. Happy Holidays everyone!
The Cloud By Percy Bysshe Shelley
Unnoticed, my last post was my 500th. I meant to celebrate that event with poetry. Better late than never. A cenotaph, by the way, is a tomb honoring a person or persons whose remains lie elsewhere. There is a wonderful … Continue reading
The Waste Land Read By Obi-Wan Kenobi
Okay. Sir Alec Guinness. If you’ve struggled with this poem, as I think we all have, an excellent way to approach it is by listening to a good reading. Guinness does a wonderful job. He brings out nuances not easily … Continue reading
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My YouTube Video on Dividing Agapanthus Has Hit 65,000 Views
In April 2014 I posted my first and only fully realized YouTube video. It was on dividing agapanthus, a popular ornamental of temperate climes. It took quite a bit of work to produce it, and its not especially meritorious, production … Continue reading
Open Yale Courses: The World Awaits
Do you know about Open Yale Courses? I’m just finding out. They present a variety of subjects for anyone to view without fees or registration. It’s a marvelous resource. Consider the lectures on English modern poetry. Not only do you … Continue reading
Does Video Look Better at YouTube or Through WordPress?
My dividing agapanthus video now has over 45,000 views. (internal link) It’s clear that people like the video. And even clearer only a handful have followed its link to thomasfarleyblog.com. Still, video is popular. To support my upcoming book proposal I am launching … Continue reading
