Jun 9, 2006 | Author - Ron Dart
by Ron Dart To Patricia Ross Most slept, warmed by work, bread and calming circuses. Most flitted between dawn and dusk, the light and fight for a better day, far from sight, soul and soil. She, eyes ever alert for the right things, soul attuned to beating things, saw...
Jun 9, 2006 | Author - Ron Dart, Book Reviews
Review by Ron Dart. Christopher Page. Toronto: Path Books, 2004. 134 p. ISBN 1-55126-420-X There is, and has been, a growing interest in the Wisdom Traditions from most of the major and minor religions for the last few decades. Wisdom Traditions (like their...
Jun 9, 2006 | Author - Ron Dart, Book Reviews
Review by Ron Dart. (Preface by Kathleen Norris, Edited by Lynn R. Szabo. New York: A New Directions Book, 2005.) “Put simply, Merton is one of our great poetic talents of the twentieth century.” —Robert McDowell, The Hudson Review “He (Merton) has now...
Jun 9, 2006 | Author - Ron Dart, Book Reviews
Review by Ron Dart. Cynthia Bourgeault (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Cowley Publications, 2004) These days are characterized by a strong interest in spirituality, contemplation, and the mystical approach to knowing and living a meaningful life. Typically, this has taken...
Jun 9, 2006 | Author - Ron Dart, Book Reviews
Review by Ron Dart. It is 50 years this autumn since the Beat Movement was launched at Six Gallery in San Francisco (October 13, 1955). Some of the American Beats from the East Coast (Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg) and the West Coast (Kenneth Rexroth, Gary Snyder,...
Jun 9, 2006 | Author - Ron Dart, Book Reviews
Review by Ron Dart. "Lament for a Nation should be respected as a masterpiece of political meditation." Peter Emberley "Masterpiece is not a word to use lightly, but Lament for a Nation merits it.William Christian It is forty years this year (1965-2005)...
