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Back to the Bassics
I recently acquired a Palatino VE-550 electric upright bass. Well, I’ve been playing it a bit every day since I got it (this past Tuesday) and although I have affirmed Brian Bromberg’s statement that electric and acoustic bass are almost … Continue reading
Earthseasick
Tolkein’s world of fabled creatures did not speak to me of my own sense of purpose, or responsibility and so its strange translation onto film I did not mind; except the Ents and Bombadil, who Jackson left behind. But Earthsea, … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged adaptations, disappointment, Earthsea, parallels, reviews, television, translation, Ursula K LeGuin
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My Mother Tongue vs. My Grandmother’s Tongue
After having spent a number of days contemplating the connection between the Vedic and Celtic stream beds, via Indo-European language, and receiving a number of illuminating comments to my queries posted at several Celtic culture sites, I now find myself … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations
Tagged cultural literacy, culture, inheritance, language, literacy, translation
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The Vessel
Sometimes it seems that the brittle clay vessel used to carry the clear water from inspiration’s well is so fragile, flawed and useless, such an ill-suited thing; the priceless, sacred fluid it transports accents each error, highlights weaknesses that the … Continue reading