Terence McKenna's Library Destroyed

Terence McKenna's book collection, housed in office storage space owned by the Esalen Institute, has been destroyed by fire in Monterey, California. Erik Davis gives the details. The late "visionary psychedelic bard" seems to have assembled an extraordinary library. McKenna's brother Dennis has an index of the collection, and I hope that will be published in some form one of these days.

Thanks to Kent Steadman of Cyberspace Orbit

Keywords: Terence McKenna, Erik Davis, books, library, collection, Dennis McKenna, Esalen, fire

The Last Unicorn: animated version to be released on DVD

The animated version of Peter S. Beagle's book The Last Unicorn is being released on DVD on February 6, to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

Peter Beagle has been beset by a number of legal problems in recent years, and has been struggling to obtain money long owed to him because of underpayment for work he did on the animated version of The Last Unicorn. It's a longstanding problem that's gone on for decades. Because of the continuing legal problems, he is not getting any share of the sales except from those sold by Conlan Press. You may buy copies from Conlan Press online, who say if you buy it from them, half the proceeds for each DVD will go directly to Peter.

http://www.conlanpress.com/html/news.html

When I was in high school, Peter Beagle and Theodore Sturgeon were the first writers I ever was aware of who spoke to me. It was not just for their narratives, but for the way they wrote. There was a certain clarity and meticulous care in the choices they made. I did not know anything about the craft of writing then, but I knew they were good.



Keywords: Peter Beagle, Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn, DVD, Conlan Press, Peter Jackson, Lord of the Rings

Greeting

Over the wave-patterned sea-floor,
Over the long sun-burnt ridge of the world,
I bid the winds seek you
I bid them cry to you
Night and morning
A name you loved once;
I bid them bring to you
Reed songs, and songs of the small birds --
and sleep.

Ella Young

From Marzilian and Other Poems, Harbison and Harbison, Oceano, 1938



Brigid Chant

Early on Brigid's morn
The serpent shall rise from the hole
I'll not harm the serpent, nor will the serpent harm me.

Adapted from Carmina Gadelica as a circle chant by Elizabeth Cunningham http://www.passionofmarymagdalen.com/

Second Annual Brigid in Cyberspace Poetry Reading

WHAT: A Bloggers (Silent) Poetry Reading

WHEN: Anytime February 2, 2007

WHERE: Your blog

WHY: To celebrate the Feast of Brigid, aka Groundhog Day

http://branchesup.blogspot.com/2007/01/second-annual-brigid-in-cyberspace_25.html

Brigid is the Celtic goddess associated with fire, blacksmithing, poetry, sacred wells, and healing.

Keywords: Brighid, Brigid, Brid, Bride, Brigit, poetry, Imbolc, Candlemas, Oimelc, Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil