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Peter Brennan

Biography

Peter Brennan was for many years Head of English at The Latymer School, North London. He now runs courses exploring the practical spiritual significance of the works of major poets, and has established Perdika Press in association with Mario Petrucci and Nick Potamitis.

Recordings

Stamford Hill, North London

This recording was made on 11 January 2007, at a house in Stamford Hill, north London. If you can, please listen to the whole Torch of Venus in sequence, as it is a narrative, and its effect is -- I hope -- cumulative.

  • Torch of Venus 1
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  • Torch of Venus 10
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  • Torch of Venus 11
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  • Torch of Venus 12
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  • Torch of Venus 13
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  • Torch of Venus 14 'The Garden'
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  • Torch of Venus 15
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  • Torch of Venus 2
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  • Torch of Venus 3 'Intervals: in absentia'
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  • Torch of Venus 4
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  • Torch of Venus 5
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  • Torch of Venus 6
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  • Torch of Venus 7 'Cambridge'
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  • Torch of Venus 8
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  • Torch of Venus 9
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  • Torch of Venus: 'Just now I thought'
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  • Torch of Venus: 'Venus Again'
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  • brennan-peter_a-cavatina_brunel_2006.mp3
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  • brennan-peter_elgar-3_brunel_2006.mp3
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  • brennan-peter_museum-of-modern-art-2006_brunel_2006.mp3
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  • brennan-peter_olson-then_brunel_2006.mp3
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Bibliography

Sample Text

Torch of Venus 1:

Birdsong
scours the morning

crouches in branches

peers through dreams.

Leaves are splattered
ink against
the creamy blue, neutral

wash of sunrise.

 

You
elsewhere, sated, tousled,
celluloid dreaming
flickering lids. Arms
stretching, re
compose.

I
elsewhere, awake
between walls. Hearing
life's details,
wary daylight's
subterfuge.

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