On the virtue of not knowing (WordPress anniversary repost)
Today I am posting the last (for now) of my reposts from earlier, retired blogs. This…
Poem: how to make a life
Here is a poem I have written this morning that is, I suppose, a kind of…
Poem: The State Historical Museum, Moscow
On my trip to Moscow I visited the State Historical Museum in Moscow, housed in the…
The victorious hermit in Copenhagen
I was only in Copenhagen for a day in which time I strolled down Stroget, ate…
Berlin, Vergangenheitsbewältigung and finding freedom in the past
After Prague we travelled by train to Berlin. There were no preeminent icons of literature –…
Poem: Travel Song
I have returned from my travels, and found, despite my earlier intention to write blog posts…
Game of Thrones and the reenchantment of the world
“There are three points of view from which a writer can be considered: he may be…
Poem: Chant
This morning I am posting a poem from my After the Pills collection. I wrote this…
Reflections on 2018… on (not) belonging
This year has seen the mass formation of stories of belonging in defiance to an imagined…
Reflections on 2018… ambiguous loss
I am listening to the On Being podcast that features this week a conversation with Pauline…