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Scottish author Jim Murdoch discusses writing, his own and other authors, and muses at length about his fascination with the perversity of language. Veering from the nostalgic to the acerbic his blog will amuse anyone with a love of language.

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  • Responsorial poetry

    Posted on Monday July 27th, 2009 at 00:20 in ekphrasis, ekphrastic poetry, scottish poetry, grecian urn

    Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. - Frank Zappa Before we start this post properly I'd like you to read a poem and decide what you think about it. It's a wee experiment. T-JUNCTION This is the way to ...

  • Poetry and art (part one)

    Posted on Sunday August 3rd, 2008 at 18:20 in poetry, ekphrastic poetry

    Poetry and painting are done in the same way you make love; it's an exchange of blood, a total embrace – without caution, without any thought of protecting yourself. – Joan Miro (clearly a pre-AIDS quote) In his lecture 'The Relations Between Poe...