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When the poet experienced Aphrodite's personified sexual desires as a 'Dancing Eros' in Book I, he will also appear as a sweet 'Winged Child' throwing his arrows with a deadly…
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In MUSES IV, 'Magic Unisons', as the title indicates, the word magic explains best those moments, when during the process of composing word sequences that gradually become verses and stanzas…
Suddenly the COVID-19 Pandemic hit Europe and due to its rapid spread Lockdowns had been enforced by governments. Here in Austria, in the heart of Vienna, the poet would experience…
In Book II, poetry had been further collated that had been written during the Third Lockdown in Vienna, Austria, while the statistics of the Covid-19 pandemic showed a staggering increase…
Love & Art is about a poet's creative workshop, where a poem follows a drawing or a drawing turns into a poem in an artistic cross-pollination. The poet offers these…
Meeting Sola, his dusky Muse, will change the poet's artistic direction. At Amanda's 'Writers Write' workshop, where budding writers meet, their relationship soon starts to bloom, and Sola, his potential…
Love & Art, Volume Two, will continue with Songs of Passion and contain, following the theme of art in dialogue with lyric poetry, the 90 drawings plus one that have…
Dancing Eros: The poet has written his reflections on the subject of Eros. Eroticism has been a great awakening to him through a rather exciting and dramatic relationship of a…
Short Stories, Part 2, a continuation in the series of Short Stories. Book III continues with the adventures of a writer taking off where Part 1 had ended. This time…
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The second time the Poet visits his Muse in Athens, having not seen her for over seven months, he experiences a familiar atmosphere arriving at dusk from an all-night flight…
Zol, aka Pizzy, Zoi, and Joe; a budding writer, enters for the first time a writers’ workshop, his love interest, Anna, had recommended to him. During writing exercises, he revisits…
Zorko the Bard, has lost Zina, his beloved, in a brutal abduction. He is extremely unhappy and utterly destroyed. In his pain and sorrow about Zina’s loss, he is adamant…
Ara, poet, and artist from Africa of the South, meets sensuous Ana under mysterious circumstances at the Acropolis in Athens and again at the central library. He is smitten by…
Goran, the golden one, is a famous modern Tai Chi fighter, having earned the top spot for the forthcoming European championships. Adored by women, his love interests include the gender…
The mill below Owl Castle had been a milestone in the life of first cousins, Teeb and Zol. Its giant waterwheel is a focal point of a wondrous machine that…
During his venture to explore Southern Africa, the poet worked as a draftsman, co-ordinator for craftsmen, and as an architect, having successfully completed prescribed studies at WITS-University. Travels took him…
The poet had been waking to fine experiences of his conscious being, whereby the transition area, between the subconscious and the conscious levels, opened up a garden of earthly and…
The poet arrives at a small village exhausted from many months of flat-searching, but if he’d expire here at this brook, who’ll come to help? His mind is engaged in…
He exchanges electronic photographs with a friend, a potential lover perhaps, he doesn’t know yet. Stunned by the patrician features of her portrait, a powerful magnetism of her has sparked…
The poet has endeavoured to place his pure emotions into words. Having found a compatible love mate encouraged him to extend an initial adventure into a search for the more…
AyAy, a dusky girl and the young poet's girlfriend since his first visit to the island of Samos, is playful, talented, and loving. The ink-blue sea reflects in her wide-open…
Short Stories, Part 3, a continuation of Short Story books Part 1 and Part 2. Called Perpetual Eros , an homage to erotic love. Book V continues with seven stories…
Belina and Zora arrived back in Austria having lived more than forty years in South Africa, where a series of shocks rocked the normality of their lives: An armed robbery…
Inspired by Andre Brink's book: "Before I forget," I have thought about my own Muses, who I met during my life, and who inspired me to write poetry - love…
Z and Ana meet in flesh and blood at the Acropolis of Athens and fall irresistibly in love. During 19 days in love, they experience highs and lows being attracted…
Age is only a number, known humorously, but handicaps at an advanced age are painful. Luckily, after successful operations on my hip joints, I was able to detect the joys…
Pablo verlasst Sudafrika fur Athen, wo er seine kunstlerischen Talente verwirklicht. Jo wird sein Modell, sie verlieben sich und sie hilft ihm bei seiner ersten Vernissage. Wahrend eines Workshops fur…
The sequel to Muses, the first Memoir, has come to me naturally, meeting women who became Muses. Some of them have been with me for many years. And since my…
Inspiriert von RM Rilkes ‘Duino Elegien’, schrieb der Poet seine ersten Strophen, als er den Vivenotweg zur Ortsmitte, zu seinem regularen Fussweg wahlte. Den Weidlingbach entlang, naturbelassen, mit seinen leicht…
Zsolt has had an interaction with his Muses from an early age, especially through the Internet, where he meets Rita, who pleads to be saved from being held prisoner. He…
These short stories have been conceived during the course of a series of writers’ workshops, which inspired me through participants and facilitators alike. The stories have been evolving naturally, as…
While boarding an airplane from South Africa to Europe, the poet lives through a series of unusual magical experiences. Since his ‘other half’ has corresponded with him with E-mails, he…
Zen, who had turned to novel writing, meets a beautiful, dusky woman at the Writers Write club. As friends, they both conduct their research at the Sandton library in Johannesburg…
In der wohltuenden frischen Luft der hochgewachsenen Buchenwalder, dem interessanten Pflanzenwuchs der offenen Heide mit ihren sanften senf-grunen Hugeln, den vielen unterschiedlichen Pfaden entlang Waldrandern rund um Stammersdorf, seinem buckligen…
Annie und Zol werden Kindersweethearts. Sie treffen sich in der Alten Muhle zu Spielen mit anderen Kindern und finden eine Anziehung zueinander. Eine sensuelle Annie verfuhrt Zol, mit dem sie…
Pablo, an artist on the move, had left the South of Africa, working successfully as an architect, as most of his clients settled in other countries. Via Dubai, he arrived…
