tea: all the time it takes is an anthology of haiku about drinking tea. The collection is edited by artist and poet, Denise Fontaine-Pincince, who also provided the cover art. The book title is itself a haiku, written by Sondra J. Byrnes. Drinking tea and writing haiku are activities that originated in Asia and have… Read More tea: all the time it takes
This is the sixth in a series of posts about Australian singer/songwriter, Stu Larsen. Stu spent each month of calendar year 2024 seeking solitude in a different location around the world – and writing a new song in each place. Having made it to June, Stu was half-way through his year-long project. June 2024 This… Read More Stu Larsen: Solitude, England
If you drive four hours north from Glasgow to Kyle of Lochalsh, take the bridge over to the Isle of Skye and then the car ferry from Sconser to the Isle of Raasay, you’re bound to find solitude. And this was where Australian singer/songwriter, Stu Larsen, spent the month of May 2024. Staying in an… Read More Stu Larsen: Solitude, Scotland
Australian singer/songwriter, Stu Larsen, spent all of 2024 in search of solitude. He spent the month of April on the Indonesian island of Bali. Well, okay, maybe Stu’s time in Bali wasn’t as solitary or isolated as his previous locations but he still managed to come up with a new song. April 2024 The song… Read More Stu Larsen: Solitude, Indonesia
After spending February 2024 in Tasmania (see my earlier post), Stu Larsen drove north for three days to his home State of Queensland, Australia. He spent March at Possum Park near the town of Miles. The location was special for Stu as he used to stay there on family holidays in his childhood. In March,… Read More Stu Larsen: Solitude, Queensland
Every year, the Irish Haiku Society conducts an International Haiku Competition. In 2024, the competition was judged by the Society’s founding Chairman, Anatoly Kudryavitsky. Details of the competition and a copy of the successful poems can be found here. First Prize went to Gary Hotham from the USA while the Runner-up was Tony Williams from… Read More 2024 Irish Haiku Competition
Staying in out of the way locations, opening himself to beauty and writing songs. Stu Larsen’s 2024 journey into solitude (see my previous post for background) very much reflects the Japanese notion of ‘wabi sabi’ – the sense that everything is transient and imperfect. Wabi reflects rustic simplicity while sabi is the beauty of something… Read More Stu Larsen: Solitude, Tasmania
Australian singer/songwriter, Stu Larsen, embarked on a major project in 2024. His project was to embrace Solitude for the entire calendar year. Each month, Stu experienced solitude in a different location around the world, writing a new song and posting a ‘demo’ version of the song on YouTube. Stu calls these recordings ‘demos’ but, in… Read More Stu Larsen: Solitude, New Zealand
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