Isn’t the Weather Horrible?
Posted by Rosemarie Rowley on May 10 2008
Isn’t the weather horrible. It’s like global chilling, there is definitely a huge change in the weather. The poor trees don’t know what’s going on. They flower in November, again in February, and by April they are blighted, and I was looking forward to the cherry blossom in my front garden.
I don’t think I will ever fly long haul again, and am seriously cutting back on my travel. I have been invited to read my poetry at a conference in Brussels, organised by Dr Franca Bellarsi of the Universite Libre de Bruxelles, on behalf of the European Association for the study of literature, culture and the environment. It is paradoxical to be travelling to a ecology themed conference, yet it is an opportunity also to bring the work of a great Irish writer of nature, Patrick Kavanagh, to a world wide audience of literary specialists. In the future, I expect that most conferences will feature pod-casting, DVD viewing, and other marvels, instead of live presenters. The day is not far off
Still busy on my prose work, I am also putting together a word document for a friend, for publication of her poetry. I am enjoying reading too, including “The Classical World -n an Epic History of Greece and Rome” by Professor Robin Lane Fox of Oxford, and a chilling account of crime in our time, “McMafia” by Misha Glenny. It is time the problem of drugs and crime was tackled in a realistic way.
The poetry world has been saddened by the death of Robert Greacen, whose passing will be mourned. He was an individual voice of great courage.
The Trinity readings are still going on, I heard that Anne Enright gave a wonderful performance, and I bought her book of short stories, which are hilarious. However, I am not sure if they dig deep enough for me, I am curious as to how this post-modern society has come about, what lies there at the root. I do think growing up in a culture with so much advertising on television has to have some effect. I don’t like the idea that sex is used to sell everything. We are heading for a re-visit to the Roman Empire. Look what happened there. It’s happening around us, now. Help!
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