MAGNETIC MIDNIGHT

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FOAL WEATHER
      For Bruce Pennycook

Thus, in life, the most brilliant things are always next to the mass of shadows . . .                                                                    -Charles-Joseph Natoire

He puffed his cheeks and roared
many hats left heads and soared
testing limits; collected them, oh
yes, he did; collected them
and hid

Then collected he a gal named Gale
loved her for her girlish wail
never ever would she fail
prevailing winds strive to prevail
she did

Serpent-footed, iced and aged
perverbial rattler, everywhere caged
everywhere frozen yet enraged―
Oh, Boreas! Stride winged & staged
amid


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#lqw rattling proverbial cages everywhere, prevailing wind, many hats, testing limits
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notes

1.  Hesiod, Theogony 869 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or 7th B.C.) 
"And from Typhoeus  come boisterous Storm-Winds (Anemoi) which blow damply, except Notos (South) and Boreas (North) and clear Zephyros (West). These are a god-sent kind, and a great blessing to men; but the others blow fitfully upon the seas."

(It is here seasonal winds are clearly distinguished from storm winds)

2.  Pausanias, Description of Greece 5. 19. 1 
"[Amongst the scenes depicted on the chest of Kypselos dedicated at Olympia :] Boreas, who has carried off Oreithyia; instead of feet he has serpents’ tails."

3. The Aurora of Boreas or Aurora Borealis, a god-sent kind and blessing to mankind is also called "magnetic midnight">

4. For the tale of Boreas and Orithyia see Ovid's Metamorphoses Book VI pp. 675-721

THE PEACE OF HOMER

BY ATHENA'S COMMAND

boy no more, "Go!"
"Find him!"

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NOTES

Spiritual growth in Homer is related to the inheritance of a certain hardship brought to bear on families because of war.  The spiritual quest is a journey to the father, the one missing. “Go! Find him.”

#Riting Myth; Mythic Writing

Hunting and Gathering
Seeking the Shards of Our Patterned Plot

A WRITER'S RETREAT
WITH DENNIS PATRICK SLATTERY
AUGUST 28-30, 2015

Every couple years I go after a writer's workshop or gathering around explorations into poetics, depth perspectives or something related to my discipline as a cultural mythologer. This year's event brings together my interest in all three. This year's event is a writing retreat with Professor (and poet) Dennis Patrick Slattery held this August in Santa Barbara and sponsored by PacificA Graduate Institute (henceforth, PGI).

The last time a summer writer's retreat in riting myth, mythic writing was offered through PGI was 2010. You might remember way back then my blogging around that event which I attend. I enjoyed my experience so much I may try to clear my jam-packed summer schedule to participate again.

But, right now, I'd like to give those of you who like reading my blogs an early heads up so that those of you who live in proximity to Santa Barbara and/or have always wanted to participate in a mythic writing writer's experience and are very much interested in attending, might get the jump on the sign-up for this writing retreat. If you think you are interested in attending the August gathering,  you will find everything you need to know here.

Sign up as early as you are able because the class size is limited to keep this riting myth, mythic writing experience a warm and intimate learning environment. Hey, maybe I'll see you there!