Words, Listening, Waiting
Here are three new pieces of writing by one of the Tagore Centre resident artists, Nuala Dalton. Her empathetic responses to Tagore might give...
The Art of Writing
A new piece by Aurogeeta Das is in our Features section. A lovely account of the joys of handwriting. Forming Letters, Writing Poems
Dancing around Tagore
By Fiona Harvey 18th September 2014 As I sit down to write this next part of my exploration, I am distracted by the thought...
The Many Meanings of Tagore’s Bird Leitmotif
by Aurogeeta Das In the second part of my exploration of Tagore’s birds, I would like to first pick up some of the recurring themes...
Fiona Harvey at the Tagore Centre
So, I have now visited the archive at the Tagore Centre several times. I enjoy the feeling of space and light and quiet here,...
Of Tagore, Reznikoff and Brevity
by Aurogeeta Das In my previous post, I used the word ‘aphorism’ to describe Tagore’s poetry in Stray Birds. Before I continue my exploration...
Tagore’s Birds
We are happy to present a new contribution from Aurogeeta Das which is now available in our Features section. It picks out a few words...
Lost Time
by Nuala Dalton When I saw the call for artists by the Tagore centre, I was not long back from my first and long...
What Constitutes a Bird Form?
Aurogeeta Das As I’ve stated in my previous blogpost, Tagore’s birds tend to be fantastical rather than real; sometimes they are even chimeric (chimera:...
Encountering Birds During My Travels
by Aurogeeta Das For the most part, Tagore did not paint real birds. Although he may have done so occasionally (and this would...