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The nature of things, from the metaphysical to the subjective states of being in the world, is tackled here from different points of view in notes and poems written and published mainly between 1950 and 2000, though later work continues to be added.  Newcomers are advised to click on the flavours button above before consulting the main menu or the links on the left.

It seems a big claim to make, that anything like a true model of what everything is about can be had from the work of any single author.  But think.  All we can hope to hold in our heads is a bundle of analogies to help us describe what is out there and in here.  Our concepts and pictures are derived from our own thinking, which is heavily influenced by the opinions of others, of our own tribe, if you like.  Anyone who is a reader must admit that especially weighty among influences are books.  This hypertext is a kind of book.  The world view suggested is of necessity a fragmented and biased one.  It is not truer than other models; it is not less true either.  It will alter you, if only by reinforcing your prejudices by the force of its own.

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