A blogger friend recently created a post, Paper Books verses eBooks, about her love of books, the way she deals with 'outgassing' petrochemical based inks from them; and she expressed her interest in finding out how other people sort out their books. (She’s also writing a book: Allergic to Life: My Battle for Survival, Courage, and Hope—to be released soon. You can check that … [Read more...] about For the Love of Books…
Poetry
Study of a contemporary poet: Luke Davies
I've just finished reading Interferon Psalms by Luke Davies. This collection of poems is an in-depth read, not to rushed, but savoured instead. A meditation on what these poems actually mean is needed to be able digest them whole, for they are a complete wholesome meal made up of syntax and emotion. And after reading them, the realisation that Davies has taken a knife and … [Read more...] about Study of a contemporary poet: Luke Davies
Moulds
(This poem, published previously, on The Labyrinth of Chemical Sensitivities, was recently workshopped in my Poetry 1 class at Victoria University, St Albans Campus, Victoria, Australia, under the bright shining poetry light of one teacher, Tracey Rolfe (you can visit her awesome blog here). This here is the latest version. Please feel free to leave your thoughts or comments in … [Read more...] about Moulds
Review: Animus Aeternus by Deldon Anne McNeely
Animus Aeternus by Deldon Anne McNeely I adore this book; I am half way through and have found it to be a great example of Jungian psychology of the anima and animus, the archetypes of the male and female unconscious minds, as used in poetry, and the story telling by McNeely. It explores deep into the past and present experiences of women, poets, their men (loved and lost) and … [Read more...] about Review: Animus Aeternus by Deldon Anne McNeely