Constellations of Desire forms the third part of Solitary Ethics, a sequence on ethical and moral considerations. The book is available here. Book One, Caravaggio’s Dagger, deals with right action in the context of the experience of the individual will; Book Two, Mahler and Freud Meet in Leiden, in the context of the absolute nature […]
Hendrik Slegtenhorst Caravaggio’s Dagger
Caravaggio’s Dagger VI:VII:1
Cantata Text Booklet for the Holy Days 1 Parallel Chaconne sei jetzt doch, o Gott, mein Hort be now yet, O God, my sure retreat — Johann Rist, in J.S. Bach, Cantata 78 The hard bargain, its shrewd handshake In the marketplace; the passacaglia mysticism, Layers above and amongst: simultaneous Dichotomy and […]
Wanderings – Caravaggio’s Dagger IV:4
This poem, which deals with my parents’ emigration from the Netherlands and the benefits that has bestowed on me, is the fourth of the fourth Taxonomy, “The Waterways of Avalon,” of my book Caravaggio’s Dagger. The poem can be listened to here. It was written between 28 April 2004 and 16 November 2008 in Vancouver (British Columbia), St. Stephen (New […]
Coriolanus – Leader of the Enemies of the State, in Caravaggio’s Dagger
Coriolanus is the second to last of Shakespeare’s Roman plays, and dates from 1607-1609. The Roman general Coriolanus becomes leader of an army of his former enemies, and takes them to the gates of Rome to invade the city. In the final act is a stage direction “Holds her by the hand, silent,” exceedingly difficult to […]
Caravaggio’s Dagger – Too Often Not A Dream : War
My book, Caravaggio’s Dagger, is structured as six Taxonomies, of which the first, “The Pyre of the Accidental Butterfly,” deals with instances of war and social disruption. “Too Often Not A Dream” is the 11th and culminating poem of that Taxonomy. The poem can be listened to here. The book can be found here. It was written between 4 June 2004 […]