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REVIEWS
I recently reviewed an important poet's work. His name is Ben Mazer. He is an American poet, discoverer and editor of old texts in their...
GENEVA WRITERS CONFERENCE
I was delighted to meet up with George Szirtes whom I met at East Anglia University and with David Rivard whom I had met in Vermont...
GRAMERCY by Sharon Olds
The last time we slept together - and then I can't remember when it was, I used to be a clock of sleeping together, and now it drifts, in...
Gun Violence
I wrote a short story called "The Gun" which will be published next month in the USA. In the story, I analyse violence as the result of...
Writing Memoir
The importance of memoir writing rests in its significant life-lessons in general rather than its emphasis on a particular life story...
Oneguine by Pouchkine
A beautiful performance of the heroine Tatiana's adolescent love for Oneguine which remains unrequited was sung to airs composed by...
Silence
According to neurosciences, silence is excellent for the mind because it helps the brain classify and order information more efficiently....
The Power of Positivity
According to neurosciences, positivity increases cognitive ability. Our perceptive capacities are sharpened when we associate them with...
Ekphrasis and Cognitive Capacities
I gave two conferences on ekphrasis in November and spoke about the links between this rhetorical art and the neurosciences. It was...
Poetry's Appeal
Poetry's power to move us depends on the harmonious blending of the meaning with the music of the verse lines. That is why it is...