Category Archives: writers appreciated

Amos oz

Posted on February 3, 2019 by seagullsea

On Friday son and i  had gone  to an event remembering the great Israeli writer Amos Oz , a fighter for peace and truth and light in the middle east where so few seek those goals. The mayor of Tel … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, writers appreciated | Tagged | Leave a comment

God only knows how i loved the man

Posted on January 10, 2019 by seagullsea

“when i was a little girl i had a lot of strength to love , now my strength to love is going to die. I don’t want to die.” -Amos Oz “My Michael”   “There are lots of women who … Continue reading →

Posted in Translated writing, Uncategorized, writers appreciated | Tagged | Leave a comment

He’s here ,he’s there ,he’s everywhere

Posted on July 8, 2018 by seagullsea

“Each of us has his own way of emerging from the underworld. Mine is writing. That’s why the only way i can keep going, if at all, is through writing, not through rest or sleep . ” -Kafka on writing … Continue reading →

Posted in Translated writing, Uncategorized, writers appreciated | Tagged | Leave a comment

to write

Posted on June 4, 2018 by seagullsea

to write  so someone will read to write so every thought you put on paper feels right , to write to be heard and seen and felt in ways that never before occurred in a life spent being ignored though … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, writers appreciated | Tagged | Leave a comment

He says

Posted on June 1, 2018 by seagullsea

“Take from the dresser of deal, Lacking the three glass knobs, that sheet On which she embroidered fantails once And spread it so as to cover her face. If her horny feet protrude, they come To show how cold she … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, writers appreciated | Tagged | Leave a comment

“Here i am” a book review with Jonathan safran Foer

Posted on January 30, 2017 by seagullsea

“There is a Hasidic proverb: “while we pursue happiness, we flee from contentment”       -Jonathan safran Foer “Closeness,’ he said, surveying the congregation. ‘It’s easy to be close, but almost impossible to stay close. Think about friends. Think … Continue reading →

Posted in book report, jewish survival, Uncategorized, writers appreciated | Leave a comment

Leonard Cohen, Jewish-Canadian singer songwriter, dead at 82 — The JPost

Posted on November 11, 2016 by seagullsea

http://m.jpost.com/#article=6017MTQwQkIxQTk0RDc4Q0U2Njk1QTc5MDAzRDA0QzBBN0Y= Just when you think:what next? What more can happen? He takes away the flame And leaves us in a shattering silence . Thank you I will not forget seeing You dance 80 years old Like an eternal child With … Continue reading →

Posted in mentionable men, musical legends, planetary life, poetry in motion, writers appreciated | Leave a comment

The New York Times

Posted on October 13, 2016 by seagullsea

http://mobile.nytimes.com/ Robert Zimmerman a.k.a Bob Dylan wins the nobel prize in literature. If you ask me finally someone whose words are really read all over the world has won the Nobel prize for literature but if truth be told the … Continue reading →

Posted in mentionable men, survival, writers appreciated | Leave a comment

Watch “The Actual ’73 Giving Tree Movie Spoken By Shel Silverstein” on YouTube

Posted on September 25, 2016 by seagullsea

Happy birthday Shel Silverstein writer of “the given tree”! In this beautiful short animation film Shel Silverstein reads the story himself. Notice the giving tree is a “she”!!! A good book to read before going to bed. Though i prefered … Continue reading →

Posted in book report, nature, understanding ourselves, writers appreciated | Leave a comment

25.9.worth mentioning writers

Posted on September 25, 2016 by seagullsea

Born today: 1897:William Faulkner(“The sound and the fury”,”As i lay dying” New Albany,Miss.USA. 1930:Shel Silverstein (“where the sidewalk ends”,”A light in the attic”,”The giving tree”) Chicago,USA. Died: 1970 Erich Maria Remarque -“All quiet on the western front”.72,Locarno,Switzerland. 1940 walter Benjamin,a … Continue reading →

Posted in book report, writers appreciated | Leave a comment