On Hope
It was in early 1841 that the 31 year old Robert Schumann composed his first symphony. He had, the previous year, married 21 year old...
Hiraeth
In preparing a spoken word and cello reflection entitled 'Hiraeth' (the Welsh word meaning a longing for home), I have been reflecting on...
The Soul of Yiddish
I grew up hearing quite a lot of Yiddish and understanding not much of it at all. And that was a good thing in that my parents used it...
Perchance to Dream
Dreams. Where do they come from and what do they mean? If we can say anything about them at all it would be that they are irrational,...
On the Metaphysical
The term Metaphysics first appeared in the 1560s meaning "branch of speculation which deals with the first causes of things". It was...
