Dante's Ghost

We live in a time when sources of poetic wisdom have been overtaken and overshadowed, when familiarity with the questings and the offerings of poets has receded to the domains of the classroom and specialist sections of the weekend press. Dante's Ghost offers a revisitation and voiced expression of the works of selected poets with a view to awakening a greater awareness and enjoyment of their style and message. And both text and audio of original pieces will also be offered.

Tuesday, 29 December 2020

Fathersong III. For Nico Giovanni

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As another year draws to a close, we once again celebrate Christmas together as a family and - for the adults of our hous...
Thursday, 26 December 2019

Fathersong II. For Gina Sarina

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The two-fold strength that joins in loving union . . . As another year draws to its close, we once again celebrate Christmas together...
Friday, 8 March 2019

A Song for Emily

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Liminal Reflections The tapestry of family is woven slowly. Each new arrival brings her or his unique and unrepeatable essence to the p...
Saturday, 16 June 2018

KEKULE'S DREAM. A Meditation at Twilight

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This original piece was performed as one of the literary presentations at ClimArt 2018 held in the Wonthaggi Art Space, Victoria in late...
Tuesday, 26 December 2017

Fathersong I. For Sofia Celestia

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In the morning light. Inverloch, September 1988 For the past three years we have, as a family, dispensed with giving each other purchas...
Friday, 13 October 2017

Dancing Dust. The Song of a Dying Warrior

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This original performance piece brings together both shamanic and Taoist insights. It offers a reflection on earlier perspectives that vi...
Saturday, 22 April 2017

Expanding the Poetic Field. From Ford Madox Hueffer to Kate Tempest

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I have for many years now held a deep fascination for Ford Madox Hueffer's Antwerp , a poem as little known as the man himself, a poe...
Wednesday, 14 October 2015

Gerard Manley Hopkins. The Wreck of the Deutschland

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The Wreck of the Deutschland is unquestionably Gerard Manley Hopkins' master work. It reflects where the true centre of this man of ...
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I have an ongoing commitment to healing in all its dimensions: personal, social, spiritual, political and environmental. Having now retired as an educator and practitioner in complementary medicine, my present interests turn to performance poetry, wrestling with William Blake's epic pieces, and a slow but steady translation of a number of Italian texts.
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