Towards Spaces Beyond

Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
Butterflies on the wall, a new creation by artists calls the People of this city to turn towards the spaces beyond “Darkness hath encompassed every land, O my God, and caused most of Thy servants to tremble. I beseech Thee, by Thy Most Great Name, to raise in every city…

Engaged personal connections

Originally posted on Art + Media:
Left to Right: St Cyricus, plastic, artificial flowers and Epoxy, 40 x 15 x 60 cm by Brit Bunkley; Netting, wire and acrylic, by Michelle Backhouse; Pouhine (red basket form), harakeke (flax), muka (flax fibre), commercial dyes. Raranga + whatu (M?ori weaving techniques) by Adrienne Spratt; Lake Alice Water-tower, plastic,…

From the Vaults 1 Interviews

Blogs become treasure troves of memory.  Just sharing extracts from some of the interviews I have done from the last few years.  You are most welcome to go visit the whole interview.  You can find my folio of interesting blogs at Creative Souls Converse. Interview with Shane Howard Singing for a New Dreaming “Part ofContinue reading “From the Vaults 1 Interviews”

The Poet at Play 2 – ‘Dream’ in many languages

Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
I was writing a poem today, and wanted to name a character. For inspiration I looked at an old poem of mine, and borrowed its structure, but then the poem soon had a life of its own.  Sorry can’t tell you which one, as it is top secret. I decided…

The Poet at Play 1

If you don’t like knowing the secrets to conjuring tricks read no further.  But if you like to have an insight into how to do them then you will like this series, the poet at play. In this series I explore how the poet, and creative writer can make their words more powerfully appear onContinue reading “The Poet at Play 1”