Shakespeare’s Sonnet 2 is one of the clearest examples of his early “procreation” sonnets, and it reads like a fierce little argument about time, beauty, and legacy. At its centre is a simple but unsettling claim: physical beauty does not last, and the only real answer to time’s erosion is to pass that beauty forward … Continue reading Youth Isn’t Forever: Shakespeare’s Sonnet 2 in the Age of Social Media
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #435 – I’m So Pretty, Oh, So Pretty
I’m So Pretty, Oh, So Pretty Musings of the Artists Mind The impulse suddenly overtook her and she began to sing: “I’m so pretty! Oh, So Pretty” I … 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #435 – I’m So Pretty, Oh, So Pretty
T.A.E.’s Book Review – Mr. Bliss by J.R.R. Tolkien
Mr. Bliss is one of Tolkien’s most revealing small works: an illustrated children’s story written and drawn by the author himself, published only after his death in 1982. Its origin in his own early motoring mishaps gives the book an unusually personal comic charge, as though a private anxiety about modern technology has been transformed … Continue reading T.A.E.’s Book Review – Mr. Bliss by J.R.R. Tolkien
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #434 – Ancient Goddess
Ancient Goddess Musings of the Artists Mind I’m tempted to let you define this one for yourselves, because I’ve rewritten my definition too many …500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #434 – Ancient Goddess
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #86: The Hollow Men 88 – Falling Apart
The Hollow Men 88 – Falling Apart: The History: There’s a story on this… This is what self-doubt looks like when we fall into it. It cuts us apart …500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #86: The Hollow Men 88 – Falling Apart
T.A.E.’s Book Review – The Story of Kullervo by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Story of Kullervo is a haunting early experiment in the tragic mode that would later become one of the foundations of his legendarium. Published long after its composition, the tale is less a polished finished work than a window into the furnace of Tolkien’s imagination: a place where Finnish myth, medieval tragedy, and the … Continue reading T.A.E.’s Book Review – The Story of Kullervo by J.R.R. Tolkien
“CrownClout: #IdesOfMarch — the story of friends, fame, and a messy follow-through” – Poetcore Shakespeare: The Bard for Gen Z
(T.A.E.’s LitBites) – A modern retelling of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Rome is basically a trending feed. Julius Caesar just came back from a huge win — like a world tour flex — and the city is vibing. People chant his name, kids shout, senators split between cheering and side-eyeing. Caesar’s power glow is real; … Continue reading “CrownClout: #IdesOfMarch — the story of friends, fame, and a messy follow-through” – Poetcore Shakespeare: The Bard for Gen Z
Revisionist Poetry – “Into The Rose” – Into The Heart, v.2
The photographer leans into the rose,into its folded crimson chamber,a small world of hush and pressurewhere petals loosen like a held breath. No colour needed here.The air is thick with sweetness,the bloom a grammar of scent and texture,soft as a secret at the edge of speech. Lens in hand, he frames the inward curve,the hidden … Continue reading Revisionist Poetry – “Into The Rose” – Into The Heart, v.2
T.A.E.’s Book Review – Leaf by Niggle by J.R.R. Tolkien
Tolkien’s Leaf by Niggle is a slender tale with the weight of a meditation. At once allegory, morality tale, and quiet self-portrait, it turns on a deceptively simple premise: an artist named Niggle spends his life labouring over a painting of a tree, beginning with a single leaf and gradually imagining an entire world beyond … Continue reading T.A.E.’s Book Review – Leaf by Niggle by J.R.R. Tolkien
“Swipe Right for a Crown” – Poetcore Shakespeare: The Bard for Gen Z
(T.A.E.’s LitBites) – A modern retelling of Henry V by William Shakespeare Alright — fast-forward: Hal, the guy who used to party too hard and ghost responsibility, is now King Henry. He cleaned up his act (kind of), put on the crown, and now everyone expects him to be a full-on leader. But Henry’s got receipts: … Continue reading “Swipe Right for a Crown” – Poetcore Shakespeare: The Bard for Gen Z