The Way Of The Poet - John Shane - Poetry, Music, Meditation

‘PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE - The Power of Love’ - John Shane - notes on a project that enquires into the nature of conscience & consciousness - 2 pieces from a work in progress, a drama in verse/song

MY HEART IS ALL AT SEA ONCE MORE (The Unexpected Victory Of Poetry) - John Shane + Where’s Winston’s fiery oratory in defence of our liberties today? How his love of language inspired my own as a boy

‘BODIES ARE FAILING THINGS…ALWAYS OVERCOME BY TIME’ (For Mala Young: a Dharma Sister Dying Of Cancer) Revisiting, at the age of 78, a poem I wrote in 1980 for the fatally ill mother of two young sons

“YOUR FRIENDS WILL TELL YOU WHAT THEY THINK YOU WANT TO HEAR ABOUT YOURSELF, BUT YOUR ENEMIES WILL SHOW YOU HOW YOU REALLY ARE!” What I saw HH DALAI LAMA say the 1st time I had a REAL enemy in my life