1. Play his favorite game with him. 2. Cook for him. 3. Drink his preferred beverage with him. 4. Watch the sunset with him. 5. Sing for him. 6. Go hiking together. 7. Pray with him and for him. 8. Tell him how happy you are because of him. 9. Dedicate songs to him on […]
Notes on the Side: “Chance Meetings and Flying Gifts” 01Jun08 When we landed in the Davao Airport last week (after staying for two days or so in Metro Manila), I was surprised to hear John and I heaving a sigh of relief. I’ve never felt so happy to see less overcrowded […]
At the stroke of midnight, Barn Owl Review will begin taking submissions of poetry, fiction, and (gasp!) critical prose, for issue #2. Submission guidelines are here. You might be wondering what that critical prose thing is all about. Wondering if we’ve lost our collective mind, and will be eschewing fine poems and stories so […]
Rack me, God, and from my lips draw strings; fine, fourteen-ply, and stranded with my breath. Weave a cat’s-cradle with my reluctant fingers capturing fragments of truth like fish in nets. These are not gifts to be asked for, these are tests: scarlet sunlit clouds that burn and sting, loving touches that tender what remains […]
I’m just starting the latest book by William A Barry SJ - A Friendship Like No Other. One of the ways he illustrates his points is with poetry. Here are a couple of the poems from his book …. Love (III) - George Herbert Love bade me welcome, yet my soul drew […]
When he was celebrating in dramatic poetry the great Greek victory over Xerxes, Aeschylus understood the meaning of Salamis as the victory of free men over what the Greeks saw as the lashed and herded slaves and mercenaries serving in the war of a despot. The Persians soars […]
My last for this week. I’ve enjoyed it! Here. What’s the matter, why don’t you answer? What’s the matter with me? Cause it’s so hard to be Free and easy, we’ll disappear completely Hardly as I’ve known it’s glad You’re heart is broken, and […]
Mumblecore before mumblecore was cool: Eighties-era REM. REM guitarist Peter Buck may be well settled into his current role as a 50-year-old Seattle dad, but he hasn’t really slowed down - nor has his band, judging from their latest full-length, Accelerate (Warner Bros.). The group performs tonight, May 31, and […]
Last year, Mnr. Dries Kriel appeared on “Hello, Africa!” to discuss the Boervolk Freedom Foundation’s May 1st event at the Women’s Monument in Bloemfontein. Last month, Mnr. Kriel passed away on April 6th unexpectedly from a heart attack. He was 63. In this exclusive interview with The Right Perspective’s “Hello, Africa!”, Mnr. […]
Where can a self respecting upright, clean thinking country music fan find solace in this world of soulless corporate market-tested pop-country confection? I have the remedy right here friends. Eleven Hundred Springs is THE best country band on the road today. That’s right, you heard me, THE BEST! I defy anyone to show […]
