may we all be heard
words are bells
let them ring!


Thom World Poet Austin, Texas, USA
Global Radical networker and activist for promoting the live Creative Arts,
at every possible opportunity, especially in his home-city, Austin, Texas, USA


Friday, December 16, 2011

WRITING AS A SANCTUARY

Writers' Sanctuaries are Sacred Points of Pilgrimage-
Shakespeare &Co example for City Lights
in times when books were doorways /portals to other worlds
and writers were regarded as outlaws and saints
Patrons are rare,so poets themselves
become Springs for Inspiration
and their journeys often included homes of other writers
I went to Joyce's Tower in Dublin,Dicken's House in London
W B Yeats tower in Connemara-much like the Beats
went to the graves of their predecessors-and we to their bones
to seek the consolation that comes from fellow travelers-
a conversation transcending time,space ,income and limits.
I found the tomb of warrior Bard Ossian in Northern Ireland-
he was buried on the top of a high hill-with a 360 degree posthumous view
of magnificent Ireland.Others were buried near to their poet-
much as we draw near to those who inspire us-
by word,deed,book,poem,song or life
Shakespeare &Company includes every one of us!

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