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The Blake Society, London Celebrates William Blake's Birthday, Wednesday 28th November, one of my sonnets will be read...
Although I cannot attend in person, I am going to watch the live streaming, and feel very honoured to have my sonnet about Blake read at the event.
Here is the sonnet:
Blake
What bravery, what extremes, completely
to leave the world and etch the real one:
engrave it, ink with rainbow, then copy -
world everlasting, repeatable, done;
and listen only to voices inside
not the outside, political rabble’s
rush to the bottom financial scrabble,
take dictation, write songs and hymns, abide
the time when valleys’ green can meet again
inside our hearts that realm whose pure exchange
does not pollute; single-handed counter-
balance, counter-culture, who was madder -
poet of fire, brimstone, smoke stacks, vision
of sadness, small cold rooms’ introversion.
Here are the event details:
Month of November
Wednesday 28 November 2018 at 7pm for 7.30pm
We look forward to seeing you at Blake’s Birthday Revelry.
!!! Please note the change of venue from that published in our printed programme !!!
7pm for 7.30pm on Wednesday 28 November 2018
The Theodore Bullfrog, 26-28 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6HL
Birthday Revelry
Then was a time of joy and love
And now the time returns again
Come and celebrate the 261st anniversary of the Eternal Prophet’s entrance into this vegetable universe with an evening of art, poetry, music, drama, and wit.
Join the Tithe Grant Award winner Will Franken as he compères the night’s festivities, introducing a bevy of talented performers of all stripes in honour of the manifold layers of Blake’s unique genius as poet, painter, satirist, rebel, and prophet.
If you would like to perform or be involved, please email:
revelry@blakesociety.org
Blake' was first published in the anthology of eco-spiritual poetry 'The Soul of the Earth' published by Awen Publications, edited by Jay Ramsay
Here is the sonnet:
Blake
What bravery, what extremes, completely
to leave the world and etch the real one:
engrave it, ink with rainbow, then copy -
world everlasting, repeatable, done;
and listen only to voices inside
not the outside, political rabble’s
rush to the bottom financial scrabble,
take dictation, write songs and hymns, abide
the time when valleys’ green can meet again
inside our hearts that realm whose pure exchange
does not pollute; single-handed counter-
balance, counter-culture, who was madder -
poet of fire, brimstone, smoke stacks, vision
of sadness, small cold rooms’ introversion.
Here are the event details:
Month of November
Wednesday 28 November 2018 at 7pm for 7.30pm
We look forward to seeing you at Blake’s Birthday Revelry.
!!! Please note the change of venue from that published in our printed programme !!!
7pm for 7.30pm on Wednesday 28 November 2018
The Theodore Bullfrog, 26-28 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6HL
Birthday Revelry
Then was a time of joy and love
And now the time returns again
Come and celebrate the 261st anniversary of the Eternal Prophet’s entrance into this vegetable universe with an evening of art, poetry, music, drama, and wit.
Join the Tithe Grant Award winner Will Franken as he compères the night’s festivities, introducing a bevy of talented performers of all stripes in honour of the manifold layers of Blake’s unique genius as poet, painter, satirist, rebel, and prophet.
If you would like to perform or be involved, please email:
revelry@blakesociety.org
Blake' was first published in the anthology of eco-spiritual poetry 'The Soul of the Earth' published by Awen Publications, edited by Jay Ramsay
Please join us: This Sunday July 17th at 4 PM a multi-media concert at St John's Church, Portsmouth NH
Please join us for a multi-media event, one of St John's Concerts on the Hill series. I will be reading my own re-write of
Claudel's 'Stations of the Cross' which accompanies Marcel Dupre's amazing organ music, played by Philip Brisson. Four others will share the reading; and artwork of the period (19th C) will be displayed.
Claudel's 'Stations of the Cross' which accompanies Marcel Dupre's amazing organ music, played by Philip Brisson. Four others will share the reading; and artwork of the period (19th C) will be displayed.
May 18 Portsmouth Public Library New Hampshire 7 PM
Come join us for an illustrated reading from and talk about my new novel The Curve of the Land, including photos of some the mysterious neolithic sites of western Britain which form the setting for the story.
Come join us for an illustrated reading from and talk about my new novel The Curve of the Land, including photos of some the mysterious neolithic sites of western Britain which form the setting for the story.
Coming up in the fall at the Women Supporting Women center in Exeter, New Hampshire, I'll be giving a Reading & Talk entitled: Ancient Stones, Ritual Space & the Curve of the Land
I'll explore themes of eco-shamanism, sex magic and ‘Gaia’ consciousness, as well as emerging archaeological and scientific findings pertaining to the sacred sites of Britain and read excerpts from my new novel 'The Curve of the Land' and talk about its deeper context.
Date: Thursday October 15 Time: 7 - 8.30 PM
Fee: "Love Offering" (you may want to purchase a copy of my book)
WSW is located at 111 Water Street, Exeter, NH. For registration or information go to:
I'll explore themes of eco-shamanism, sex magic and ‘Gaia’ consciousness, as well as emerging archaeological and scientific findings pertaining to the sacred sites of Britain and read excerpts from my new novel 'The Curve of the Land' and talk about its deeper context.
Date: Thursday October 15 Time: 7 - 8.30 PM
Fee: "Love Offering" (you may want to purchase a copy of my book)
WSW is located at 111 Water Street, Exeter, NH. For registration or information go to:
Please email Diana here for more information on booking workshops, talks, readings or staging 'Perceval and the Grail'
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