Tag: art

Reflections on Ode to the Good Black Boots that Served My Soul So Well (poem) by Aberjhani

October 28, 2014

“But why exactly were these shoes so important to Vincent? Why had he carried them with him for so long, beaten and worn as they were?” – Ken Wilber, from the essay A Pair of Worn Shoes (“A Pair of Shoes” painting by Vincent Van Gogh from Southern Review.org) The story and intent behind my poem, … More Reflections on Ode to the Good Black Boots that Served My Soul So Well (poem) by Aberjhani

Song of the Black Skylark: Poem in the American Literary Halloween Tradition

October 12, 2014

                    (Black Skylark title art graphic by Postered Poetics for Aberjhani) Does the enigmatic figure of the Black Skylark referenced in this blog title have anything to do with Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” (1845), with Walt Whitman’s “The Mystic Trumpeter” (1872), or Abram Joseph Ryan’s … More Song of the Black Skylark: Poem in the American Literary Halloween Tradition

Text and Meaning in Elemental the Power of Illuminated Love (part 2 of 3)

September 25, 2014

          Video cover image for the music and poem video “Angel of Better Days to Come.” One example of ELEMENTAL, The Power of Illuminated Love’s principal themes would be the painting “Christ Listening to Stereo.” It depicts a youth on a bus in New York City. The image reveals how the … More Text and Meaning in Elemental the Power of Illuminated Love (part 2 of 3)