Showing posts with label poetry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poetry. Show all posts

Moon Games

Astrologically-obsessed photographer Laurent Lavender and his graphic-artist companion Sabine Sannier have taken the most amazing photographs of silhouettes and the moon; playful, inventive photos taken on the beach in Bretagne.  In 2010, they self-published what looks like a gorgeous book called Quartier libre. The photos would have made a lovely book by themselves, but instead, the couple sent a selection of the photos to several authors of varying disciplines - poets, bloggers, photographers, astronomers, journalists, and scientists.  These contributors chose a photo and sent back some to accompany it, and Sabine pulled it all together in a truly unique book.  I have seen their photos floating around the web a few times and thought they were a cool idea, but tonight when I looked at them they felt kind of magical.  So in case you happen to be in the same mystical mood as I, here are a few to admire.

You can see all of Laurent Lavender's beautiful photos here.  Found via Digital Photography School.

PS. don't forget to enter the Junghua pendant giveaway - contest closes on Sunday night!

Incredible reading of 'Litany' by Billy Collins

OK, so I saw this on a bunch of sites and didn't want to stop and watch it, figuring it was one of those cutesy youtube sensations I could miss.  However, this evening I saw it once again on yet another blog and hit play.  And now I am posting it here.  Because it is really quite incredible - a very wonderful reading of a very beautiful poem, by a 3-year-old.  A 3-year-old who clearly has an ear for poetry, and some exceptional parents.  


What do you think?  Did you like it or did it feel like watching a trained parrot?
Here is the poem: