Monthly Archives: March 2021

were acquiring independent personal consciousness and learning how to become an individual. Grade 12 and university were where this all memorably happened for me, naturally and instinctively. With a strong dose of music, performance, reading, study, literature, and poetry.

facts, empirical evidence, memory of previous history, reason, opposing arguments, critical thinking, individuals, individualism. Being a conscious, thinking individual and an autocrat or people engaging in herd mentality are totally incompatible. Never the twain shall meet.

and Decisive Historical Moments: “The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.” ― Omar … Continue reading →

“The crown of literature is poetry.”–Matthew Arnold “A poem should be a part of one’s sense of life.”–Wallace Stevens “A good poem is a contribution to reality. The world is never the same once a good poem is added to … Continue reading →

(Richard.Davies@shaw.ca) *For a selection of my poems, use blog Search for Richard Davies/Poems.

(Richard.Davies@shaw.ca) Use blog search (Richard Davies/Poems) to see a selection of his work.

Grand Centre High School (1972-1975) in Cold Lake, AB McNally (1975-1984) J. Percy Page (1984-1986) Strathcona Composite High (1986-2002) (Richard.Davies@shaw.ca) *For a selection of my poems use the blog Search: Richard Davies/Poems.

Billingsley Manor daze. My musical beginnings. Another day in the life of room 42. (Richard.Davies@shaw.ca)