Solarium
by Mac Dunlop
published by The Poetry Point Press
During the autumn of 2016, Mac Dunlop was writer in residence for 6 weeks at Trelissick House, as part of the ‘A Place to Write” project. The aim of the overall project was to encourage visitors to find inspiration and their own creativity in the house, gardens and history of the place.
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‘She might have had months left of her dog-years,
but to be who? She’d grown light as a nest…’
The relationship between humans and other animals is an interesting one, we come together, create partnerships and affections as powerful sometimes as we do with our own species. More often than not we find ourselves at time confronting what Nietzche coined as “nature’s will to power’. Meaning that life itself not only seeks to survive but also to dominate…
Enjoy National Poetry Day! There is a theme of ‘light’ for today’s celebrations, so here is a short poem called ‘Painted Light’ to have with your National Poetry day.
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The Independent School of Art (ISA) presents: Rhyme, Reason and Caricature, a talk by Mac Dunlop November 1st, 2012 7:30 pm St. Gluvias Church Hall, off West Street (the gate […]
I do not like to write – I like to have written. Gloria Steinem
It’s the Unspoken Word episode about ‘entropy’. -the one where I try to make order out of the chaos of my kitchen- recorded for radio with a live audience at […]
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