Concluding Chapter to In Search of the Muse Goddess Posted: Wednesday, December 27, 2023 by Ian Irvine (Hobson) This is the concluding chapter to Ian''s book about updating the poetics of Robert Graves - entitled ''So Cold No Fire Could Warm it'' - a line accredited to Emily Dickenson. More..
Alternative Myth Narratives for Poets: Reborn Wounded Healers Posted: Wednesday, December 27, 2023 by Ian Irvine (Hobson) This is Chapter 9 of Ian''s book on the poetics of Robert Graves - entitled "Alternative Myth Narratives for Poets: Symbolic Death and Rebirth Experiences". More..
Devotion or Degredation - Reassessing the Love Mysticism in Graves' Poetic Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2023 by Ian Irvine (Hobson) This is Chapter 7 of Ian''s groundbreaking reassessment for our time of the value of the unique poetics contained in both Robert Graves''s famous mid-century book ''The White Goddess'' (T. More..
From Georgian Modernism to a Global 'Origins' Poetics Posted: Monday, December 11, 2023 by Ian Irvine (Hobson) This is Chapter 5 of Ian''s groundbreaking reassessment for our time of the value of the unique poetics contained in both Robert Graves''s famous mid-century book ''The White Goddess'' (T. More..
Eric MOTTRAM's letter dated 2 January 1966 to T. Wignesan in London Posted: Saturday, September 30, 2023 by T. Wignesan Eric MOTTRAM''s views and opinions on America that not many "literary and academic loafers" might like, but there it is: from the pen of one of the Greats in the long line of them in the English tradition. More..
Eric MOTTRAM's letter dated 19 March 1960 to T. Wignesan in Schwäbisch Hall Posted: Tuesday, September 26, 2023 by T. Wignesan Eric MOTTRAM continues here his roving commentary on his own work and mine, but it is difficult to disentangle his account of our relationship which is embedded in his concern over my situation: that's inevitably part and parcel of the story of the man, himself. More..
Eric MOTTRAM's letter dated 21Jan.1960 to T. Wignesan in Schwäbisch Hall Posted: Friday, September 22, 2023 by T. Wignesan More of Eric MOTTRAM's pronouncements on the literary scene, and "the eminences in a flat land", plus the literary strategies of getting into print: once he had finally arrived at his permanent seat at King's College, University of London. More..
Eric MOTTRAM's letter dated 2 Feb.1959 to T. Wignesan in Heidelberg Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2023 by T. Wignesan Here we see "vistas" of EM''s intellectual outreach in the days when he was only a budding scholar though his trenchant comments remain harbingers of the mature self long already in gestation. More..
Eric MOTTRAM's letter dated 11Nov.1990 to T. Wignesan Posted: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 by T. Wignesan Eric Mottram''s take on the Sri Lankan poet and entrepreneur: "TAMBIMUTTU: "A Prince among Poets" - 1915 - 1983", an essay by T. More..
Book Review: From The Crack House To The White House Posted: Friday, September 1, 2023 by Keith John Paul Horcasitas A Book Review and Commentary on Tonja Myles' wonderful new book, "From The Crack House To The White House!" Be sure to check it out! More..
What Ever Happened to Free Speech? A Return To Decorum For Us / With UAPs! Posted: Saturday, July 29, 2023 by Keith John Paul Horcasitas Free speech memories intertwined with college days, modern censorship and a modest proposal for conversation rules of engagement to promote civility and peace with one another and UAPs / UFOs. More..
Who, Exactly, Is the Triple Muse Goddess? (Chapter 6) Posted: Saturday, May 27, 2023 by Ian Irvine (Hobson) This page features a link to a multi-chapter exploration of several nonfiction works on poetic inspiration published by British poet Robert Graves in the middle of the 20th Century. More..
