2010 is now 13 days old and anyway, you hate it already? That's what we are for, 'cos 2009 has been all neat - our annual editorial poll to butter up last year's sweetie pies.
Eleanorth is a collaborative poetry / artwork project that came into existence in 2007. From the very beginning the purpose of this project has been to combine words and images to build a beautiful little world of its own. The lyricbook contains lyrics by Hendrik Behnisch (Valkaama, Asleep In The Storm) and photography by Christian Winkelmann, taken in Gothenburg, Sweden. Featuring also contributors from Finland it is yet again a piece of art from main man and Tuskasi writer Hendrik Behnisch that embodiesdark and deep emotions while highlighting profound values such as cross-cultural friendship. He was also the one who answered a few questions to sum up the project.
Every musical output nowadays comes with a booklet holding the words to the songs. For some listeners lyrics are of rather secondary importance while others pay double attention to the lines brisking up their minds. With no doubt - music and poetry have been connected ever since. This time though you're not reading about music as usual. This time you're reading about poetry. In case you struggle - poetry as the form of literary art. Poetry of which Thomas Gray said that it "is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn;" Edgar Allan Poe defined as "the rhythmical creation of beauty in words;" for Novalis it was what "heals the wounds inflicted by reason;" and as quoted in "Dead Poet's Society": "Medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for." In this special we'd like to present a piece of poetry in form of a lyric book published by our editorials busiest member, Hendrik Behnisch. "Asleep In The Storm" is a book containing poems illustrated by photography. Take a closer look at something beautiful, which for a change doesn't need harsh drums to get itself heard. Poetry is like music, just that the sound's on mute...
Specials
Tuesday, 12 January 2010 23:42 | 
