Re-enchanting the global village
On August 28, 2021, at Ostrov Manor, Leninsky district of the Moscow region, as part of the Music under the Sky festival, Scottish bard Thomas Beavitt will perform a selection of Lermontov’s poems set to original Celtic-inspired music and accompanied Read More …
Performance of Rhyming Thomas & the Faery Queen (in Russian) at Livadia Palace, Yalta, 21 May 2021
Speech at the Yalta Conference 21st May, 2021
In which I try to outline what distinguishes prose (including “free verse) from poetry – or, more properly, song.
I think everyone will agree that 2020 has been a bit of a difficult year for human beings on planet Earth. Now that it is coming to an end, it becomes possible to think about what it means. There is Read More …
So, why do I think that rap is the new home of contemporary poetry? The famous 20th-century poet Wystan Hugh Auden memorably defined poetry as “memorable speech”. I think that is a good definition for a number of reasons. Firstly, Read More …
Since you probably know me as a singer-songwriter / translator and this Global Village Bard blog as a song and poetry translation site, I thought I’d try to explain the new direction taken by my alter ego Thomas Riffmatch and Read More …
My life matters… at least, to me… but why?
Who wills survives to will again… but who am I?
I don’t care what you say if you don’t disobey my law of noncontradiction
Orchestral score of Жив поэт! | The Bard is not Dead! – presentation at “Sail of Destiny” festival, Pyatigorsk, Oct 13-19 2020