http://www.windhoverlive.com/wordpress Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:16:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Germany was wonderful. Frankfurt and the book launch with several readings at universities and a school. The school children had even translated three of my short stories and when they read back to me one of my stories in German, it was pretty amazing. Uni of Dusseldorf and the Translation ... http://www.windhoverlive.com/wordpress/2010/06/frankfurt-on-my-mind/ The trouble with oral cultures and oral societies of which I am part of, is that we are taught to speak and do not learn sufficiently to listen because we place so much value on the spoken word..so each man comes with his goatskin bag of wisdom and doesn't have ... http://www.windhoverlive.com/wordpress/2010/05/listening/ It is so great that Easterine's book 'A Terrible Matriarchy' has been translated into German. You can now order the book directly form most bookstores or go to the 'Books for Adults' page on the Windhover site and click on the link for an online store where you can get ... http://www.windhoverlive.com/wordpress/2010/04/days-of-rage/ Just kidding. I'm sure that was not voiced in any kingdom! One glorious week in Stavanger where we kick started the Neighbourhood Challenge project which is being promoted by Shahrazad where Norwegian artists and non-Norwegian artists collaborate on a project. Anita and I didn't really have Shahrazad in mind when we planned ... http://www.windhoverlive.com/wordpress/2010/03/a-blog-a-blog-my-kingdom-for-a-blog/ Easterine is looking to launch a new book and concept. Dinkypu is a character like  none other and plans are underway for a book and a whole lot more! Watch this space! http://www.windhoverlive.com/wordpress/2010/02/dinkypu/ When you live in the arctic circle, announcements of Spring and violets by friends round the world sound like the proclamation of the Second Coming of the Christ. Spring where? I raise my head and cry out. Violets? what are those? Ah well, elsewhere are people called the Australians complaining about ... http://www.windhoverlive.com/wordpress/2010/02/spring-where/ Barkweaver's first book, "Naga Folktales Retold" was launched at Dream Cafe, Kohima on the 18th December. Guests arrived well before the launch and one of the sweetest arrivals was 90-year-old oral narrator Salhouthie. The other oral narrator who was present was 77-year-old Kelhouvikuo. The presence of the oral narrators meant that ... http://www.windhoverlive.com/wordpress/2010/02/barkweaver-launches-its-first-book/ Whether you spend a few days or a month and a half in India, you will come away mouthing that. Nowhere in the world have I seen such squalor co-exist with the most decadent luxury. But leaving that aside, India was lovely, yes I can say that, still lovely even ... http://www.windhoverlive.com/wordpress/2010/01/incredible-india/ Stavanger for a lo-o-o-ng week but I wasn't bored. The best part was they didn't let me stay at the little 150 year-old, almost by-the-harbour, beautifully worked, but haunted house. So I could write a poem about it and do jazzpoesi with Johan Egdetveit, wonderfully versatile accordionist. Beautiful Wednesday evening ... http://www.windhoverlive.com/wordpress/2009/11/what-ive-been-doing/ Book Launch It's not the best film you'll ever see but there is a man dressed as a giraffe and a room full of keen listeners. My iphone captures some of the book launch as I enjoy it with my daughter! Just click the above link! http://www.windhoverlive.com/wordpress/2009/10/book-launch-of-lion/