Life is Amazing…
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 →
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 →
Tag-surfing one windy day, I stumbled on the headline: "How to Create Visuals When All You Have Is Words." It got me thinking about making my poetry more visual, and not necessarily by arranging the words in unique patterns on the pages - something I did in my Aquathoughts collection mostly written over a period... Continue Reading →
Alison Amazed 