Interesting to consider if the form or structure of haiku is changed is it still 'haiku'. I think not. The changes detract from the discipline. Free-v...
Re: the domino effect of violence and lies; the wrecking ball of Trump's Big Lie. The name Cawthorn keeps coming up. As a follow-up and because I don'...
Wake Up America ! The fight is not over... https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/05/donald-trump-coup-attempts-election-2020 *** Cawthorn...
I enjoy this kind of poetry. Haiku or hokku. As to its meaning, hmm... A mystery. I like being called in to him in the first line. Who wants or needs ...
In a particular situation where it matters to take or make the 'right' decision, given the circumstances. By developing 'virtuous' habits, it can help...
Virtue ethics More to read in the SEP article about 2 central concepts: virtue and practical wisdom. Features that distinguish different VE theories f...
Yes.This much I know. I want to know more details about this particular 'legal' process but I guess I can look elsewhere. In the meantime: https://www...
Thanks for this; really appreciate it. So much to be getting on with. This whole thread is thought-provoking. I need time to read and digest. In among...
But it's not just the two of them at each other across the divide, is it ? This heated argument divides others as per extremism. It continues the dist...
Agreed. Loathsome and disturbing but how was it contrived, allowed to pass - what was the process ? So, where is the counter-balance ? The domino effe...
Oh my, how sad :broken: At 3.33. the 'Don't want to lose you now' sent shivers... The Beatles - Something https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UelDrZ1aFeY ...
Dance Wherever You May Be, even if not a Shaker :party: A movement from Aaaron Copland's Apalachian Spring based upon the Shaker hymn The Lord of the ...
More from the Guardian: Vigilantism. Away from democracy. How to stop a world-wide wrecking ball ? This law might galvanise some. However, it's not ju...
Can you dance at the same time ? :wink: Zorbas Dance (Sirtaki) - Greek wedding Volos - ????? PALACE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_kele6tedo *** St...
Thanks for the reminder. Second time around, another poke with a stick to read that guy... Your quote from Nietzsche: Let's dance :party: David Bowie ...
Here's a quick shoot-out 21st Century solution. All very well. But that kind of action can work both ways. And there are probable work-arounds. Where ...
This seems to be relevant. Only skimmed over but eyes opened a bit wide. Too tired to pick out nuggets and comment. Perhaps others who are more awake....
This is unbelievable but yes, I don't doubt for one minute that 'such people exist'. I've been reading about it in the Guardian: https://www.theguardi...
Ah, OK. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/metaphysics But that isn't what 'the impulse behind the poetic undertaking' - in general - is all about, is it ...
I didn't see this before. Perhaps that is the case. However, it seems too technical and theoretical re 'fundamental truths'. It is a bit more or less ...
Ah. I see you edited your original post to include the word 'poetic' so that now makes sense. Well, what else would be behind the 'poetic enterprise' ...
Yes. I appreciate this thread too. However, I have read the OP a few times now. I still don't fully understand. So unable to respond properly to the c...
I think both. Here's an example of how to understand a poem and its message. Assissi - by Norman MacCaig The dwarf with his hands on backwards sat, sl...
The Narcissist and the Light Stasher - by Jenni Fagan They did not like sunlight on your skin, ordered you sit in the shade, said: you are repellent v...
Well, here's an 'et al' to be getting on with... Combining my recent thoughts re Ancient Greek Music, the lyre and poetry. https://thephilosophyforum....
Thanks. I learn something new every day. I don't think I ever heard of 'blank verse' but probably met it. https://literarydevices.net/blank-verse/ ***...
Haven't had a chance to look at these. They're not exactly 'passing philosophical aphorisms' - why did you include them ? Not for the first time, wond...
“Research into ancient Greek music is pointless”—Giuseppe Verdi “Nobody has ever made head or tail of ancient Greek music, and nobody ever will. That ...
Alla Venetiana - Early 16th Century Venetian Lute Music Paul O'Dette https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36elpW4bnJg&list=OLAK5uy_kAJEdGo0CAkNKGY_eTcPtqiG...
Reading Plato's Symposium. The female lute players were removed. But I want to get in the mood. Background music... Ancient Greek Music - The Lyre of ...
Zucchero - Amore Adesso! (No Time for Love Like Now - Michael Stipe & Aaron Dessner) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8zgIr6meic La Serenissima Sabato...
Zucchero - Il Volo - Venezia, Piazza San Marco Nov 15, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3VqULD_pk4 Ah, Venice - La Serenissima. Wish I was there....
Well, if you can call a Eurovision entry 'deep' :chin: Winning Eurovision in 1997 for the UK Katrina and the Waves sang Love Shine a Light. https://ww...
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