League of Inveterate Poets

Review: Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield

Foolish Sage — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:22:30 +0000

It's been a while since I read a novel that truly fit the old cliche "page turner." I can truly say, though, that I only ever put my copy of Gates of Fire down because of the necessities of life. It gripped me from page one and did not let go. Gates of Fire is so much more than an attempt to recreate the legendary last stand of a handful of Spartan warriors against multitudes of Persian invaders, though it accomplishes that task beautifully. It also manages to serve as a philosophical treatise on courage, brotherhood, sacrifice, dedication, love, and a host of other themes without ever becoming pedantic or boring.

Seth Godin: Finding Inspiration

Foolish Sage — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:52:13 +0000

One approach to innovation and brainstorming is to wait for the muse to appear, to hope that it alights on your shoulder, to be ready to write down whatever comes to you. The other is to seek it out, will it to appear, train it to arrive on time and on command.

Win a Copy of The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

Foolish Sage — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:16:56 +0000

We have a winner! Congratulations to Tom Lietaert, whose comment was randomly chosen (by numbering all comments [except my own] and using a random number generator). Tom has won the copy of The War of Art. I will be contacting him by email to arrange delivery. Thanks to all who participated! Recently I reviewed Steven [...]

Why Do I Blog? Poetry and Hums Got Me!

Foolish Sage — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:20:27 +0000

“Because Poetry and Hums aren’t things which you get, they’re things that get you. And all you can do is go where they can find you.” Pooh Bear from The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne

What Is an Inveterate Poet?

Foolish Sage — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:59:31 +0000

I am. You are, if you are human (and I very much assume you are!). This blog (originally titled Sacred Journey) has been The League of Inveterate Poets for over a year now. I thought it was about time to revisit the origin and meaning of that strange name. It comes from an essay by [...]

Podcast #6: Geeks, Nerds and Cockroaches

Foolish Sage — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:13:23 +0000

A brief hiatus from our story of high school band guts and glory, in which our hero sacrifices himself for science to become the Jane Goodall of the geek/nerd kingdom, if only for four days.

LOST Retrospective: “Solitary” (Season 1, Episode 9)

Foolish Sage — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:36:34 +0000

(This post is part of a series. I’m blogging through all the episodes of LOST, taking a new look at them in light of what we know now that the series is over. Click here to read my introduction to the series and my thinking behind it.) Click here to see all my LOST posts. [...]

Review: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

Foolish Sage — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:48:51 +0000

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles My rating: 5 of 5 stars UPDATE: Win a copy of The War of Art by clicking here! (Enter by 8/22/2010) The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles goes on my short shelf of [...]

Resistance and the War of Art

Foolish Sage — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:46:25 +0000

From The War of Art (p. 50): “Resistance [the force within us that works against our life-purpose] knows that the more psychic energy we expend dredging and re-dredging the tired, boring injustices of our personal lives, the less juice we have to do our work.” Time to leave my past in it’s rotting grave. Time [...]

Sebastian Blanck: Would You Kill for the Empire of the Free?

Foolish Sage — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:30:35 +0000

This song, from Alibi Coast, the new album by Sebastian Blanck, raises important questions on many levels, from the political to the cosmological. I wrote a novel on the wall With every line and with every thought The ceiling fell until I was caught By an angel who wanted it all An angel who wanted [...]