In 2020 I went to Pompeii and then to Troy
Troy myth and reality. At the beginning of 2020, I spent a week in Naples and visited the fateful ruins at Pompeii where you have to think about the disaster that befell the folks there in in the year 79…
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Eve (and Adam) keep falling.
There are two poems about Adam and Eve in my new poetry collection, Remembering Blue, this one, Eve, came together as a little film made in my home town of Lewes, UK. Maybe I’m a bit obsessed by our earliest,…
Kneeling can give you nightmares – I wrote a poem about it.
I went to one of those boarding schools where pupils were expected to pray every day even when the act of praying was, to me at least, a bit of a mystery. We spend what seemed like hours, (but what…
Poetry and Dance coming together in my ‘virtual’ world.
Last week, as part of the ‘virtual’ exhibition, Remembering Blue, at my ‘virtual’ gallery, Glinka Gallery, I took part in a wonderful event with the ever-inventive ‘virtual’ dance company, The Sway & Dance Troupe. OK, what’s all this stuff about…
Remembering Peter Fonda – the easy rider
I was sad to hear of Peter Fonda’s death, not just because he starred in Easy Rider, one of my favourite films, or just because he was unusual for a Hollywood star (in those days) to take an active role…
I’m Rediscovering Youtube
A few years ago I started to record myself reading some of my poems but also poetry by greater people than me. I moved away from this idea when I ran into computer problems and then forgot about these little…
My new poetry collection, Remembering Blue, begins with a haiku
My debut poetry collection is called Remembering Blue after a line in the opening poem, Haiku. The poem was my first attempt at writing in this difficult Japanese short-form poetry style. I’m still not sure if I fulfil all the…
I’m reading one of my Remembering Blue poems in the Virtual World.
My poem The Imperial Stamp was filmed in the virtual world Second Life three years ago. I’m playing it here to celebrate its inclusion in my new poetry collection, Remembering Blue. My poem The Imperial Stamp from my newly published…
You’ve read the poems, seen the film, now buy the album
I’ve been working with the multi-talented American composer, Tim Risher for a few years now. It’s been both stimulating but also, great fun. Most recently, we worked together on a new song cycle for tenor and piano (Fibonacci Poems) and…
First the Fibonacci Poem and then the Movie
It has been an interesting month for my Fibonacci poetry – first, I’ve had three new poems published in the Fib Review, see yesterday’s post, and now I have seen the splendid animated film that Joseph Nussbaum has made…