Category Archives: Poiesis

For Paula Rego (1935-2022)

Posted on June 9, 2022 by Julius Gavroche

It seems to me that what you are often drawn to are the half-hidden stories – the stories that we can, as we look at your work, continue to unriddle in our heads. Is it possible to paint a secret? … Continue reading →

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René Char: Poetry in/as resistance

Posted on May 8, 2022 by Julius Gavroche

… si nul n’est bon volontairement, nul n’est esclave du Bien. Emmanuel Levinas, Autrement qu’être ou au-delà de l’essence In old days men were absorbed in wars, filling all their existence with marches, raids, victories, but now all that is … Continue reading →

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Penny Rimbaud: The howl of life

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Julius Gavroche

Freedom is not an abstract noun to be tossed about in the semantic trash can by dusty academics looking for an intellectual fix. It is a birth; a verb. Like the air we breathe, freedom is free to us all, … Continue reading →

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Wilfred Owen: The pity of war

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Julius Gavroche

The son of Saturn saw them and took pity upon their sorrow. He wagged his head, and muttered to himself, saying, “Poor things, why did we give you to King Peleus who is a mortal, while you are yourselves ageless and immortal? Was … Continue reading →

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For Elza Soares (1930-2022)

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Julius Gavroche

Não tenho medo de nada. Temos que ensinar o medo a ter medo de nós./I am not afraid of anything. We have to teach fear to be afraid of us. Elza Soares For her courage and resistance, for her rebellious … Continue reading →

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The anarchy of a music: Niño de Elche

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Julius Gavroche

El Grito La elipse de un grito, va de monte a monte. Desde los olivos, será un arco iris negro sobre la noche azul. ¡Ay! Como un arco de viola, el grito ha hecho vibrar largas cuerdas del viento. ¡Ay! … Continue reading →

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The Paris Commune: Walt Whitman

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Julius Gavroche

To a Foil’d European Revolutionaire Courage yet, my brother or my sister!Keep on—Liberty is to be subserv’d whatever occurs;That is nothing that is quell’d by one or two failures, or any number of failures,Or by the indifference or ingratitude of … Continue reading →

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For Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919-2021)

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Julius Gavroche

If you would be a poet, discover a new way for mortals to inhabit the earth. Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Poetry is insurgent art Celebrating Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919-2021), anarchist, poet, publisher of the Beat poets, and a founder of City Lights Bookstore … Continue reading →

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In gratitude: For Chick Corea (1941-2021)

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Julius Gavroche

Music is our witness, and our ally. The ‘beat’ is the confession which recognises, changes, and conquers time. Then, history becomes a garment we can wear, and share, and not a cloak in which to hide; and time becomes a … Continue reading →

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For Cecilia Mangini (1927-2021)

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Julius Gavroche

Italian photographer and documentary film director Cecilia Mangini died on January 21. What follows is a modest tribute to an artisan-artist for whom the making of images was always an act of engagement with her subjects and her audience.

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