at the edge of a forest whose trees are slender ideas and each leaf a thought at bay the vegetal reveals to us the damned depths of an animal sect or more precisely an old insect anguish waking up as … Continue reading A Poem From Ghérasim Luca
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Elisa Breton Full of startling and vivid imagery, Andre Breton’s 1931 poem Free Union is one of the finest examples of Surrealist poetry as well as a magnificent and powerful declaration of love. It was a major influence on the Beats, particularly Allen Ginsberg. A free union is a romantic bond between two or more people without legal, civil or religious regulation. Free Union My wife whose hair is a brush fire Whose thoughts are summer lightning Whose waist is an hourglass Whose waist is the waist of an otter caught in the teeth of a tiger… Continue reading Free Union
She Was a Founding Member of the Women’s Liberation Movement in Mexico Continue reading Leonora Carrington – Top 10 Facts
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In a sense, every human construction, whether mental or material, is a component in a landscape of fear because it exists in constant chaos. -Yi fu Tuan ‘Landscapes of Fear’ So, after what seems… Continue reading We are the Makers of Maps
The King of Elfland’s Daughter is my favourite so far, and it’s probably the most famous of his books too. It’s well known that Dunsany was a keen hunter and it’s not so well known that I’m a keen vegetarian and animal lover, so I’m sure I receive The King of Elfland’s Daughter (which contains a fair amount of hunting) quite differently to how he perhaps intended. Having said that, Dunsany was also an animal rights campaigner and was president of his local RSPCA branch, so he confuses me greatly! I guess it had something to do with the difference between animal and pet. Continue reading Lord Dunsany (Edward Plunkett)
Here are ten amazing Lord Dunsany book covers! Continue reading 10 Lord Dunsany Book Covers
Because you can never tire of cloud-watching… Continue reading Wonderful Photographs of Clouds
Mike Russell is the author of two short story collections; Nothing Is Strange and Strange Medicine. His work is surreal and often humorous, with some stories even being described as erotic, absurd or disturbing. Mike has been performing his stories in the South of England for over a decade, wearing his famous top hat with its seeing eye. Continue reading Mike Russell and his Surreal Stories
Want to escape? Here are five books set on Mars. Bon voyage! Across the Zodiac: The Story of a Wrecked Record by Percy Greg – The book is notable as containing what is probably the first alien language in any work … Continue reading 5 Books Set on Mars
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is a global spiritual leader, poet and peace activist, revered around the world for his powerful teachings and bestselling writings on mindfulness and peace. He is the man Martin Luther King called “An Apostle of peace … Continue reading Wise Words from Thich Nhat Hanh
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