Ben Jones·May 13, 2025Dissolving Footprints: At the Source of ExperienceI remember the first time I heard Rupert Spira speak these words of Shelley:
Andy Kegley·Mar 18, 2025Ozymandias, Second Coming, and…Two centuries ago, in 1818, Shelley penned “Ozymandias.” A prophecy carved in the desert. “…whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of…
Rob Vanston·Mar 16, 2025Racial Discourse: The Real Monster’s in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, The Modern Prometheus and…Welcome to Tentacles, a blog that discusses the far reaches of the murky depths of horror, science fiction, comic books, and the occasional…
Robert H Edwards PhD·Feb 1, 2025Voynich Reconsidered: “leaf words”Here is a thought experiment. Let us imagine that we know the Latin alphabet and that, even if not native speakers, we can read the English…
InLiterally LiterarybyJohn E Marks·Jan 16, 2025HELPLESSOur sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought: Percy Bysshe ShelleyA response icon1A response icon1
InThe Academy of YoubyCharles Gray·Jun 25, 2024Poetry’s Tightest Ball of IronyHere is an entire short poem by English Romantic Poet Percy Bysshe Shelley:
InThought ThinkersbyWolfstuff·May 1, 2024My Relationships with Immortal PoetsThoughts on Shelley and BaudelaireA response icon15A response icon15
S M Menon·Apr 5, 2024#50 Not a cloud in the skyWe hardly notice clouds though they are essential to life on our planet. Poetry, songs, idioms, quotations — clouds inspire them all.
Nikhil Kulkarni·Mar 5, 2024After OzymandiasOzymandias is one of those unforgettable poems. It seems like a simple two minute read, but you can take away lessons for years.