The poetic: An alternative way of seeing and knowing

The poetic: An alternative way of seeing and knowing

Poetry relates to language as music relates to noise, writes John Carey. In his, A little history of poetry, he tells us that poetry is language made special, so that it will be remembered and valued. It comes from a time before writing, where stories and history were...
The cosmic perspective and the unity of life

The cosmic perspective and the unity of life

“All I know is I was stunned in a way that was completely unexpected. It was overwhelmingly impressive — beyond anything I’d heard from my colleagues who’ve flown before. We just can’t describe it, you know? When you go to different places here on Earth and...