TRAGEDY - (AFTER 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL)
Geoff Hall - and his response to seeing the Ukrainian Oscar Winning documentary - ‘20 Days in Mariupol’.
WRITING - THE GREATEST TERRORIST ORGANISATION IN THE WORLD IS…
Jack Stanza - ‘The greatest terrorist organisation in the world is…’ Here Jack formulates his thoughts about the nature of the illegitimate State.
WRITING - BROKEN REALITY/BROKEN POLITICS
Jack Stanza - A selection from the book ‘Democrises’ where Jack is at his acerbic best. ‘Broken Reality/Broken Politics’.
WRITING: IF I TOLD YOU - A POEM
DEMOCRISES - IF I TOLD YOU - On the writing and world-building of the “0w1” novels along with the backstories, which including the politics of the Nation-State. By Jack Stanza, a poet of the resistance.
WRITING - DEMOCRISES: BROKEN REALITY
DEMOCRISES - On the writing and world-building of the “0w1” novels along with the backstories, which including the politics of the Nation-State.
WRITING - Gulag Earth
Gulag Earth - A Poem by Jack Stanza about incarceration and political oppression.
WRITING - WHY I WRITE
Geoff Hall - Why I Write. My convictions and passions as a writer and what I’m looking for.
WRITING - DON’T RESENT THE TIME
On writing and continuing to write, till you master your craft
WRITING - ‘COMFORT ME - FALCO’S SONG’
The writing and world-building of the “0w1” novels along with the backstories, included this song, ‘Comfort Me - Falco’s Song’, but it never made it past the demo stage.
WRITING - OBSCURING THE LIGHT
Paul O Hasard - Jack’s Publisher, writes about the way of the artist and cultural renewal, which leads us away from the terror of the superpowers.
WRITING - SOMETIMES I WONDER
The Month of March - I’m writing about writing, the how and why of it. In this poem, ‘Sometimes I Wonder’, I study my past self to see if I have a future, a significance on Planet Earth.
ON WRITING - AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The writer and social responsibility: James Baldwin’s call to live and work outside of the ‘system’.
ON WRITING - THE ADVENT OF A WRITER
The Advent of a Writer - how to know your place in this world as a writer. How to disturb the peace.
ON WRITING - FINDING MY VOICE
Writing - on finding your voice as a writer.
I SLEPT WITH KAFKA’S GHOST
Shula waxes poetical about her life with Jack and the birth of their son, Nic Ticorax (Strix). Jack to her is like Kafka’s ghost. The politics of control lead to the mass descent into compliance.
WRITING - BLUE OCTOBER
This month we are celebrating freedom, with Blue October, a time to rethink our allegiances to the ideologies of State. Written by Jack Stanza.
WRITING - AND THE ART OF SURRENDER
On Writing: considers the world of ‘Prodrome’ and the art of surrender.
SIGNIFICANCE
We all want our lives to count for something. We would love to have PERSONAL SIGNIFICANCE. How does the ‘toxic’ poet, Jack Stanza, find his.
THE TOTALITARIAN STATE AND THE STATE CHURCH
Geoff Hall. “These are the signs of decadence in such States, for political power isn’t enough, they must also be able to control the immortal soul.” When the State gives you everything you need, except freedom, what is there to resist?
The Cold Light of Day at Night
The Cold Light of Day at Night is a chapter from “0w1:believe” and this short video shows The Group’s escape back to the Project.