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One of the GCSE poems I teach, ‘My Father Would Not Show Us’ by Ingrid de Kok is a poem about an (adult) child processing the death of her father, processing her mixed feelings of frustration as to why he didn’t let her know he was dying and grief of what life could have been...
This is the fifth time in ten years of blogging that I have observed the feast day of poet-priest George Herbert—”the greatest devotional poet in the English language”[i]—with a reflection on his poetic “heart work and heaven work.”[ii]For me, in our spiritually impoverished secular...
The shelves of toothpaste in my supermarket caught my attention for two reasons. First, the options from a single manufacturer these days are daunting. Crest may have only eight product lines (like “Gum Health” or “Kids”) but that translates to a total of fifty-seven unique tubes of pa...
This song is short but powerful. It only has a few lyrics and they are quite repetitive, but they hit close to home. The meaning of this song is actually open to interpretation. It can either be simple or meaningful, depending on how you look at it. ...
The Beach Boys' SMiLE album was to have been the pinnacle of Brian Wilson's groundbreaking recording and production achievements — but it was never completed. This year, in an extraordinary tale of emotional drama, tape-vault archaeology and recording t
“Forgive me, Mr. Ruskin, but I cannot give myself to painting the way you desireandcontinue to keep God at the center of my life.” Lilias Trotter looked imploringly into her tutor’s eyes. After three years of instruction from John Ruskin, the well-known artist, author, and art crit...
One of them would’ve had to be when DJ Hernan Cattaneo played our song “Hold Me” at his set at Sunset Mendoza in Argentina. Watching thousands of people dance to the lyrics I wrote and sung was incredible. I also really loved shooting the film clip for my new song “Relapse”. I...
And yet, and yet. There are reasons to smile. A community that has been a part of my life for almost a decade has moved to sustain itself. Friends reach out to one another. People make masks for each other. Friends who are nurses are thanked every day. Neighbors cook meals for neighb...
With its roots in her family tree, the song clearly holds a special place in Gaga's heart — especially considering she chose to mix it with "Million Reasons" for her performance at the 2018 GRAMMYs. (A full year later, she took home the GRAMMY for Best Pop Solo Performance in ...