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2024 – a Milestone

50 years in Canada. And suddenly, I see in black and white – literally. It all came alive in my month-long exhibition of paintings and drawings entitled Theatre Unlimited, at the Historic Arts & Letters Club of Toronto. The love … Continue reading

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Theatre Unlimited 50 years in Canada – June 2024

The drama contiunes… Next Gen Pen Brush Ink on Paper … as I celebrate 50 years in Canada with a solo show of my paintings and drawings at the historic Arts&Letters Club of Toronto, from May 31, 2024 to June … Continue reading

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She

After the persona of Suparna Ghosh by Ruth Colombo, poet; and John Robert Colombo, anthologist, writer, Order of Canada She is the Hope Diamond and the hopeless human condition. She is the lady dressed in black with the greatly rimmed … Continue reading

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2021 My Year in the Zoom Room

The rear view mirror is covered in winter fog. Through the mist, my blinking eyes and enervated mind has seen some treads left behind last year – Poetry at Union on February 14, 2021, Valentine’s day, a League of Canadian … Continue reading

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Whispers of Ancient Sounds

I disagree with T.S. Eliot – this year, April was not the cruelest month after all. The floods receded from my walls, the days grew longer and their grey edge faded. My lost thoughts in bits of paper were found. … Continue reading

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Another Chapter

A vibrant space has shut its doors. Gallery Hittite was a welcoming place for artists and art lovers, warm, inviting, inclusive, without the arrogance and stuffiness of most galleries. The highlight for me and my daughter Shayona was that both … Continue reading

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Ghazal:Visual and Musical

You may have already seen a two-minute snippet of a video based on my album, Occasional Ghazal. For a fuller visual and musical experience, do watch (and share) the three short videos I just-published, totaling seven minutes. My affair with … Continue reading

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Some events 2018

August 21, 2018, 8 pm, Art Bar, longest running poetry series at the Free Times Café 320 College Street (at Spadina), $5 at the door. Join three of the original Art Bar poets: Allen Sutterfield, Pascal Dennis, Suparna Ghosh ********************************************* … Continue reading

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A Few Responses to Occasional Couplet…

Some comments on Video, Occasional Ghazal – Couplet: John Robert Colombo, author, anthologist, Order of Canada The video comes as a complete surprise. I find it faultless. I also find it deeply moving and full of juxtapositions that seem unpredictable … Continue reading

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Occasionally

My visits have been staggered. Yes, occasional. Because life happened. And the need and desire to create footprints took over. You said I disappeared without a trace I have been there in sudden corners abrading petroglyphs on sandstone Here is … Continue reading

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