John Dudley
ALWAYS CREATING
What songs do you remember from school? Swedes – the Swedes of my acquaintance – remember many. They sing them too, on special occasions. Midsummer is one special occasion and at Midsummer this year I was invited to contribute to the sing-along with some English school summer songs. Some? My mind went blank. Offhand, I … More…
Lately I’ve taken to buying beer by the label. Not in the sense that I am brand loyal and buy the labels I recognise, but in the sense of trying to collect different labels. Label pleasures Sometime last year I discovered that many smaller breweries, at least here in Sweden, are selling beer in cans … More…
Review of an exhibition of art by Dominican born, New York based artist Firelei Báez at Denmark’s Louisiana Gallery.
How do you read poetry? I’ve recently been wrestling with this, a question that came up unexpectedly. Here’s the strategy I’ve found.
Today’s blog post is a simple photograph of what looks to be a newly decorated boat on the River Thames, all made up but with no where to go.
A visit to the refurbished Tate Britain on London’s Millbank sets nostalgia and delight at the new against one another in my head.
A account of the whys and wherefores of my new video channel on YouTube. Includes links to all the current videos and some older ones too,
Why I stopped swimming and how come I’m back in the water again. It all has to do with developing and overcoming an impingement.
A photo essay from Northampton where I spent February in rain and shine and taking care of my aged parent, but carried a camera some days.
Following my Herculean effort during NaNoWriMo, writing the zero draft of my novel Luce in New Lundon, I’m now building it an Aeon Timeline.