I love night's quiet. When I lived in Budapest, I loved walking home late at night. The song of rigó birds filled the air as I climbed the stairs from the river to the top of the Castle District where I'd pause to admire the view of the Danube and the lights of Pest; then... Continue Reading →
L is for Love and Baking Cakes
At a poetry reading last week, I asked the audience for topics. A young man seated with what was obviously his girlfriend asked for 'Love'. So I read a poem I wrote in 1989. Here's the opening of that poem, set to beats and loops. Even though I mixed it with vocal presence, and it... Continue Reading →
I is for Identity
Identity is a central theme in Eckhart Tolle's The Flowering of the Human Consciousness and Oprah Winfrey's Soul Series interview of Dr. Jill Bolte-Taylor. Both Dr. Taylor and Eckhart Tolle emerged as internationally recognised new age gurus after their lives were transformed as a result of a radical change in their perception of their personal identity. Although they... Continue Reading →
