Poet, playwright, director and lover of words
Today's post revisits drafting, after all writing is rewriting. After reading 'On Poetry' I thought I would play with form, and my post is an illustration of this play. Draft Three Mornington CrescentIn the shadow of Richard Corden, an early spring day. When I looked up, I saw pigeons circling, a swoosh and a swoop.… Continue reading Mornington Crescent
Yesterday I attended a demonstration, Hands around Parliament-stop arming Israel. It encouraged me to look at a journal entry from early spring, the day after attending a vigil for the Gaza victims and Aaron Bushnell. Writing is rewriting, particularly for poetry. Walt Whitman published Leaves of Grass in 1855, and spent most of his professional life… Continue reading Writing is rewriting
Here is a question, do artists have a duty to be activists? It is a huge question. Some might answer that their art is personal, a place of retreat in a busy life, a stressful world. It could be argued that maintaining an independent identity is a form of activism, rebellion in a society where… Continue reading Weekend Creative Corner 14th July
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