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"Aesthetics is to artists as ornithology is to birds" Barnett Newman

19 June 2018 0

The winter starlings

© Photo Copyright Walter Baxter Listen to the poem here In early winter every year the starlings in their hundred thousands come to Rome. They populate the branches of the trees from where their shit rains down in abundance and unceasingly. Umbrellas must be opened as you rush across the road, weathering their excremental storm. They... Continue Reading →

25 September 2017 0

Mozart’s starling sang G sharp. An invasive story.

I can't say I ever appreciated starlings much before I discovered that Mozart kept one as a pet for three years. My impression of starlings was formed by the experience of having multitudes of them descend on Rome in autumn behaving like a million drunken football fans. Their formation flying is pretty impressive, you can't... Continue Reading →

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