Romancing Life in Art, Poetry & Music
I’ve been in a romantic mood lately. Both in the sensual and spiritual sense. This lust for life. This sense …
Category Archives: music
“Isn’t It a Pity,” A Fitting Duet for MLK Day
If you’ve never heard Nina Simone’s version of George Harrison’s song “Isn’t it a Pity,” I can’t think of a …
Satie’s Gnossienne, Forking Paths, and Time’s Ever Presence
Time-travelling—that’s what it feels like when listening to Erik Satie’s Gnossienne. When I close my eyes and let the music …
Chopin’s Nocturnes Tinkling the Keys of Consciousness
I spent Sunday morning in bed with my coffee listening to Chopin’s complete nocturnes playing on my phone beside me. …
The Truth Will Always Be
Every day I spend listening to music, sometimes stretches as long as five or more hours at a time, while …
A Sultry Simone Sunday
I first become aware of jazz singer Nina Simone when I watched the film Before Sunrise, with a young Ethan …
The Joy of Sailing in Song, Poetry & Art
I came across this much beloved sailing poem recently, which captures so beautifully and vividly my own exuberant experiences at …
“Back to the Garden” with Stardust and Irises
This painting is considered by many as Van Gogh’s finest floral, and one of the only two paintings he chose …
A Trip Through Time and Space with Pauline Anna Strom
She calls herself a “musical consort to time.” She once wrote: “I endeavor, through music, to delve into all time …
A Young Poet and Rapper Throw Light on the State of Our Union
“A Return to Joy!” That’s what I was going to blog about today after watching the horror of the January …
