good poetry, deep partnership, trees, healthy arrogance, the changing of seasons. solitude. nudity. grace. intimacy. all that changes rhythmically, dies and is reborn - fertility, creativity, sexuality. all of it. going deep into ugliness and pain to meet deep beauty. touch. growth. fragile things. intuition. passion. tenderness. darkness, warmth.
Music
inside . . . sinead o'connor. phil ochs. john lennon. tom waits. shane macgowan. the pogues. nautilus pompilius. nico. serena tideman. hank williams. woody guthrie. pete seeger. leadbelly. viktor tsoi. kino. velvet underground. lou reed. dead man's bones. leonard cohen. massive attack. billie holiday. laura nyro. townes van zandt. morrissey. the smiths. the beatles. john cale. kris kristofferson. kaylan kalhor. erdal erzincan. midnight oil. greg brown. sibylle baier. seress rezso. johnny cash. amy winehouse. pete doherty. the libertines. nick cave. vaya con dios. sigur ros. soap&skin. patty moon. frida hyvönen. mi and l'au. birdengine. iliketrains. beirut. i blame coco. erica buettner . . . . old things from many places and times - estonia, izhoria, karelia, finland, russia, ukraine, ireland, udmurtia, livonia, uzbekistan, greece, turkey, mongolia, iran . . . gypsies. flamenco. klezmer. rembetika. regilaul.
and the sound of rain, probably above all else.
Movies
wim wenders (!). dead man. cabaret. totoro. mononoke. nausicaa of the valley of the wind. in america. sigur ros videos. monty python. yellow submarine. the boondock saints. the thing called love . . .
Television
black books. monty python (if that's tv). pride and prejudice ( bbc series ). house. jeeves & wooster. the secret life of us.
Books
oldest friends. . .karl ristikivi. juhan viiding. tolkien. oscar wilde. gabriel garcia márquez. marina tsvetaeva. edith södergran. emily dickinson. cezar vallejo. salinger. tove jansson. denise levertov. dylan thomas. ee cummings. carl gustav jung. forough farrokhzad. old navajo prayers. old estonian songtexts. some siberian chants. shakespeare's hamlet. bulgakov's master and margarita. hannu mäkelä. kropotkin's mutual aid. rilke. william blake. old stories from many many places. andersen's wild swans (not an andersen fan otherwise). albert schweitzer. frank mccourt's 'angela's ashes'. ashot jegikeon. lawrence durrell. gerald durrell's "my family and other animals". philip pullman's "his dark materials" trilogy. the twilight saga. harry potter . . .
Heroes
depends on the definition of course. not into guru worship. don't believe any human being is on a higher level than others. very deeply touched by crazy horse.
About me: it depends on the mood. and moon phases. but there are some things:
last.fm - http://www.last.fm/music/Ellom.
performing here and there from time to time, solo or with many others. most often in the USA or in Tartu, Estonia.
new poetry book "Death of Mythical Creatures" and new children's book available to buy or download for money or for free here.
my first collection of poetry in English "The Pain in the Beautiful Answer" is available at the following most lovely bookshops in BERLIN; BUDAPEST; PARIS; CAMBRIDGE, MA; PORT ANGELES, WA and SEATTLE, WA:
Port Book & News
and in many bookshops in Estonia.
As said above, all my books are now available as free PDF files. For I don't believe in keeping something people might need away from them because of financial or geographical reasons. At the same time, I do need to pay rent, raise a kid, buy food. If it is not possible for you to pay the price of a book and you go for the free download, but would like to support my work with a smaller sum, or if you just are inspired by what I do and wish to support it, there is now the possibility to donate. There is no such thing as a too small donation, one dollar is perfectly ok and much appreciated. (I don't mind millions too of course - there are always champagne habits and plane tickets to San Francisco to pay for)
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Pryvit! Tere! Hi!
Greetings from Viljandi Estonia!
SVJATA VATRA Performance to Be Broadcasted by 24 European Radio
Stations EuroSonic,
Grand Theatre, Noorderslag Groningen, The
Netherlands!
Presented by ESTONIAN RADIO Radio 2
www.noorderslag.nl/en/festival/artists/
If you can not come you hear ;-)
Love & Respect
p.s.
10.01.2010 Tartu Genialistide kulbi
12.01.2010 Tallinn Tapper club
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Black Crown - ‘Return’...
‘Return’ is the follow-up album to Black Crown’s debut ‘Kingdom’.
It is avalible now on CD from
CD BABY
And in all digital formats from
Bandcamp.
’Return’ is also available on
itunes
and from all other good digital retailers.
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Written and Produced by Thom Carter. Artwork by Shin Katan. Design by Karolina Urbaniak. Recorded at Thebaic Stuidos, London. Copyright Verlaine Records 2009 (VR_004). All Rights Reserved.
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Like every year we do the races to finish the crib .... Excuse us if we are not very present in my space! We connect every day, and when we can answer ... A hug and a kiss! Rossella and Umberto
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 162 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001
Where traditions are not so rare; Sea, country and works scent the air; A multitude of monuments, Planted tubs and patterned pavements.
The longish pedestrian malls; The remnants of defensive walls; Historic buildings are a gauge Of the respect for heritage.
Wheat, rape and pines in the fields; Estuaries guarded by shields; Long sandy beaches and wide scenes; Romantic-ruin go-betweens.
Rivers in parts licked by trees, Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries, And crossed by practical delights - Varied spans, forming pleasing sights.
Fine churches headed at Durham; Football kits ad infinitum; Kept castles - one for study; Masonry behind masonry.
And, with moulding-works out that way, It’s somewhere for a longer stay..?
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