A poem of age and ageing, ugliness and beauty, and the ageless peak of Gyemyeongsan looming behind Chungju, in South Korea. I wrote it in 2006. You can see the words here.
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Monday, February 12, 2007
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Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Tiger in the Night
This is one of my own poems (for the rest see my main site, thormay.net ). "Tiger in the Night" tries to capture some of Korea's spirit, ancient and modern. There's a lot to this place, for those who care to look, but without the magic key of Korea's own language we are apt to hear just our own voices, see just our own footprints, and perilously forget the tiger on the mountain tracks.
Monday, January 22, 2007
Sea Fever by John Masefield
This poem is terrific for learning the rhythm of English (if you are an English language learner). For those of us who have steered a boat under sail, it catches something magical.
John Masefield (1878-1967) was the British poet laureate (the Queen's poet) for many years. As a young man he had indeed sailed on a tall ship. The words of Sea Fever can be seen here.
John Masefield (1878-1967) was the British poet laureate (the Queen's poet) for many years. As a young man he had indeed sailed on a tall ship. The words of Sea Fever can be seen here.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
The Lights of Cobb & Co by Henry Lawson
Monday, January 15, 2007
Thor's The Ages of Man - video bio
These slightly fuzzy video collages are a very selective autobiography of my life. Hey, am I that important? Well, to me ^_^. The five short videos of Thor's ugly face are at least a record of nature's ravages ...
1. Thor's The Ages of Man - Part One - 1945 to 1965 - The early years in Australia(direct YouTube.com link for this video)
2. Thor's The Ages of Man - Part Two - 1966 to 1987 - First wandering - Australia, NZ, PNG, Asia overland, London (direct YouTube.com link for this video)
1. Thor's The Ages of Man - Part One - 1945 to 1965 - The early years in Australia(direct YouTube.com link for this video)
2. Thor's The Ages of Man - Part Two - 1966 to 1987 - First wandering - Australia, NZ, PNG, Asia overland, London (direct YouTube.com link for this video)
3. Thor's The Ages of Man - Part Three - 1987 to 1996- Second wandering - Fiji, Australia(direct YouTube.com link for this video)
4. Thor's The Ages of Man - Part Four - 1998 to 2000 - Third wandering - China(direct YouTube.com link for this video)
5. Thor's The Ages of Man - Part Five - 2000 to 2007- Fourth wandering - South Korea(direct YouTube.com link for this video)
Welcome to Thor's Media
Welcome to this corner of cyberworld. Here I'll be posting various kinds of voice media, and perhaps a bit of video stuff.
For the world of print see http://thormay.net/ , otherwise known as The Passionate Skeptic site, which has hundreds of my articles, stories, poems etc. There's quite a bit of photography there too.
The audio will probably fall into three main categories :
- Language materials for learners of English (I teach in a South Korean university)
- Commentaries - Poetry readings : my own poems and other poet's creations. Of other poets, expect some stuff in the ballad tradition which is not only fun to recite but is great for English learners trying to pick up the rhythms of the language.
Enjoy - Thor
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