Sara Teasdale, Blue Squills
How many million Aprils came Before I ever knew How white a cherry bough could be, A bed of squills, how blue. And many a dancing April When life is … Continue reading
Theaster Gates: How to revive a neighbourhood: with imagination, beauty and art
A really interesting and engaging talk by Theaster Gates about how he transformed neighbourhoods in his home of South Chicago. It is hugely inspiring to see the outcomes of his … Continue reading
Robert Louis Stevenson, Flower God, God of the Spring
Flower god, god of the spring, beautiful, bountiful, Cold-dyed shield in the sky, lover of versicles, Here I wander in April Cold, grey-headed; and still to my Heart, Spring comes … Continue reading
Majora Carter: Greening the Ghetto
What an incredibly inspiring and amazing woman! This is one of my all-time favourite TED talks. Majora Carter speaks about the green urban regeneration she is participating in across the … Continue reading
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, The Holy Longing
Tell a wise person, or else keep silent, because the mass man will mock it right away. I praise what is truly alive, what longs to be burned to death. … Continue reading
Louie Schwartzberg: The hidden beauty of pollination
Louie Schwartzberg shows an excerpt from his truly beautiful film about the pollinators of our world and discusses their importance to the continual rebirth of life on our planet. “Beauty … Continue reading
You Can’t Go Home Again, Thomas Wolfe
Some things will never change. Some things will always be the same. Lean down your ear upon the earth and listen. The voice of forest water in the night, a … Continue reading
Jae Rhim Lee: My Mushroom Burial Suit
A really interesting talk from Jae Rhim Lee about her amazing Mushroom Burial Suit. “A step towards taking responsibility for my own burden on the planet” Jae Rhim Lee She has … Continue reading
Mutability, Percy Bysshe Shelley
We are as clouds that veil the midnight moon; How restlessly they speed, and gleam, and quiver, Streaking the darkness radiantly!–yet soon Night closes round, and they are lost forever: … Continue reading
Candy Chang: “Before I die, I want to…”
A deeply moving, inspiring and beautiful talk from Candy Chang. “Two of the most valuable things we have are time and our relationships with other people.” In her New Orleans … Continue reading
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