being and becoming in the world
The title of this post is taken from a piece of writing by the Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer. I was reminded of it in reading a recent perspective of Dr Margaret McCartney: … Continue reading The temple of health and the temple of books were neighbours
I was taught to “Defeat Depression”. I was taught that I was “objective”. The following are passages from Tomas Tranströmer and Albert Camus:
I have always been drawn to gates and openings. I am sure that I am not alone in feeling the thrill of the landscape’s invite: the approach, the anticipation of … Continue reading What story might you create: Skeldon House Lodge
One of my favourite poems is ‘Two Girls Singing’ by Iain Crichton Smith: I have wondered if Julian Barnes had read this poem before writing ‘Metroland’? Here the poet Tomas Tranströmer … Continue reading It was the singing
This film is about Charles Brand Ltd, Dundee. This company demolished, or partly demolished, much of the ‘built history’ that still survived in Scotland in the 1950s and 1960s. Not … Continue reading Driving the wrong way through history
This is from a poem by Tomas Tranströmer.