This is probably going to seem like a trumpet-blowy, tiny violin-whining kind of a post. And I am allowing myself this with the hope that to get it out there might be the next step to doing something differently. I have recognised for a long time something that it difficult to admit to others: IContinue reading “Watered down and weary”
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The Flowers of Evil, by Charles Baudelaire: some personal reflections.
I’ve finished reading The Flowers of Evil by Charles Baudelaire. I thought I’d write a summary of the themes and some personal reflections on this collection; what I think the poet is trying to convey through his use of imagery, the recurring themes, and my own responses to him. A bit about the book and the poet:Continue reading “The Flowers of Evil, by Charles Baudelaire: some personal reflections.”
Less kinaesthetic, more anaesthetic
At my computer in the office, I locked the screen to go and get my second coffee of the morning. This beautiful locked-screen image met my eyes and distracted me (temporarily) from thoughts of my next coffee (only my second one of the morning. By 09:09, I know!) It’s a picture of an Indian white-eyeContinue reading “Less kinaesthetic, more anaesthetic”
2025 – a summary
I’ve decided to write a summary of the year. So much time just passes and I’ve not been making time to reflect on moments, big and small, that mean so much. Life can so easily become just keeping up with things without enough thought. (Having said that, there’s no a whole lot of thought hereContinue reading “2025 – a summary”
Happy winter solstice 2025
A few years ago I wrote this poem for the MK Lit Fest online event ‘Dreams for midwinter’. I’m quite proud of it, but every time I read the third line of the second stanza … I want the line to break at citrus! “belie like citrus skies turned sour” So much better! 😠NewContinue reading “Happy winter solstice 2025”
On the usefulness of dream decoding
I enjoy recording my dreams and applying some light interpretation to them, and this week I experienced (again!) just how useful they can be! I went to Vienna a couple of weeks ago (and I still need to write about it). I visited the Freud Museum, the place where he lived and saw his patients,Continue reading “On the usefulness of dream decoding”
Moneybrother (into the outstretched arms of …)
In September this year we travelled to Cologne to see Moneybrother! For many years it has been my wish to see them. Every time I’d listen to them I would imagine it was live in a concert hall somewhere. They don’t play in the UK so I knew we would have to travel to theContinue reading “Moneybrother (into the outstretched arms of …)”
Felicity, by Mary Oliver.
Re-reading a book of poems, the title of which is my name. Yes, I decided to read it for my name, and the timing of my re-reading is helpful and calming. Also I want to say “these poems were written for me!” as a poet who touches us often creates this feeling. But really, IContinue reading “Felicity, by Mary Oliver.”
