This, as a coherent whole, only casually observed;never as yet tried in suffering or succeeding,held together for an enduring fulfillment,yet so as if for times to come, out of these scattered things,something serious and lasting were being planned. Rilke, ‘Self-Portrait’ (1906) A new film and a new sonnet: Here is neither a self-portrait nor a …
After a short hiatus, a bumper film blog complete with special effects:
If truth is not to be found on the shelves of the British Museum, where, I asked myself, picking up a notebook and a pencil, is truth? Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own When the British Museum first opened its doors to the public on 15 January 1759, it was housed in a seventeenth-century …
Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. Thomas Merton, No Man is an Island There is something of the Michelangelo in this man. Balzac on Daumier A new short film is imminent, to mark the 255th anniversary of the British Museum which opened to the public on 15 January …
In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment. Thomas Carlyle Part One of a New Year’s reflection: Part Two coming soon … A very happy New Year to you all! New Year’s rose. Photo by EP
Yes, said Stephen. I will pass it time after time, allude to it, refer to it, catch a glimpse of it. It is only an item in the catalogue of Dublin’s street furniture. Then all at once I see it and I know at once what it is: epiphany. James Joyce, Stephen Hero Merry Christmas!
Two sonnets in tribute to a little corner of NW6, past and present, and to one of West Hampstead’s most distinguished residents who died last month, the Nobel laureate Doris Lessing.
This is a picture I took just off Piccadilly in the heart of Mayfair in July 2012. Photo by EP A new film blog will be posted very soon, partly in memory of another Nobel laureate. Stay tuned!
An occasional sonnet this All Hallows’ Eve: And another sneak preview of our book on West Hampstead: NW6 Conservatory by EP. Acrylic on canvas. 2013
Today marks the National Theatre’s golden anniversary and the official publication of Edward’s NT 50 special edition of Slim Chances, complete with bonus CD. The CD features a feast of extras and surprises. The book will be available to purchase from Amazon and the NT Bookshop and signed copies are exclusively available from Peth’s Staging Post. …
I recommend the following films from this extensive list: