Poetry
Reading is a very private matter...
In front of the inner eye of every reader unfolds his very own world; one that no one else but the reader will ever step foot in, because each person's imagination is unique. And so, a very personal idea of characters and places in a story, a poem, a book or an article evolves.
But sometimes, you may enjoy your reading material even more, if it is introduced to you by a particularly beautiful voice.
The Snowbird
A poem that had morphed by chance into a fairy tale; narrated by the author herself. It is sheer coincidence that this recording and, ultimately, the video were produced. Ani was working on the draft of a poem that was to be the most important one in her new collection of English poetry, si... More
Early Mo(u)rning
...Recited by actor Philip Hurd-Wood. Writing poetry is like "washing the hands of your soul," at least that's what the late, great German poet Erich Kästner always said. Often, however, one "scrubs" and "scrubs", yet the "cleansing" rhyme simply does not want to flow, at least not in the&nb... More
Song of Artimino
A sonnet I wrote in iambic pentameter, in honour of the great master of words, William Shakespeare. It is recited by another master, one of great voice... my dear friend, the actor Philip Hurd-Wood. A story of two lovers who are faced with many complications in their lives and waste almost as man... More
SHOP
Something I dabbled in yeas ago
Quotes
NextThe prize of greatness is responsibility.
Winston Churchill