Category Archives: poetry

Living, liking and exclaiming Paris

Posted on October 29, 2019 by dianapage

Returning to Istanbul from my two-month sojourn as a resident at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, I have in my possession three signed volumes. Together they signal the points of a triangle, or the pages of a trilogy, … Continue reading →

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Dreaming with the giantesses of the Acropolis

Posted on February 27, 2011 by dianapage

Still dreaming with the giantesses on the Acropolis. In the vast, contemporary space of the New Acropolis Museum, the Charyatids, now freed and 12 feet tall, powerfully transmit their magic for all time. What is it about their marble contours … Continue reading →

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Walkabout in Istanbul

Posted on October 1, 2010 by dianapage

Tomorrow I conduct a “walkabout” of my exhibition “Ships and Dreams” currently showing at Arnavutkoy Gallery in Arnavutkoy, Istanbul. Where I come from it is fairly common practice to return to your exhibition after its opening, at a designated time … Continue reading →

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Homer’s Boat (For Don Maclennan)

Posted on February 13, 2009 by dianapage

“Hello Shorty” is how Don used to greet me. Anyone who knows me will appreciate the humour. There was something infinitely consoling about knowing that there was Don out there in the world, someone I could picture in his study … Continue reading →

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