By Jennifer Ann Davies NCWQ Arts and Letter Adviser Connecting! Sharma mourned the fact that we have lost touch with our humanity; largely because human beings have never been less connected. Aldous Huxley begged us
By Jennifer Ann Davies, NCWQ Arts and Letters Adviser Raising spirits through writing, reading, responding, retrieving rituals, reciting, reporting, recognising, relating, researching, representing, recommending and recording is the quintessential purpose, pulse and heartbeat of the
By Jennifer Ann Davies, Arts and Letters Adviser Music Merry-making Mingling Memories Opa! 2017 Cairns Greek Festival – the annual Cultural Celebration! Cairns, once again, celebrated not only the mingling, merriment and traditions of the
By Jennifer Ann Davies NCWQ Arts and Letters Adviser Who are You… In this shifting landscape? Jennifer Ann Davies c 2017 LITERATURE: My name is Lisa di Antonio Gherardini Giocondo – Madonna Lisa – Monna
By Jennifer Ann Davies NCWQ Arts and Letters Adviser Then and Now Uniquely Human Things… Memories… Traditions… CASA DOS AZULEJOS Rua Josefa d’Obidos AUTHENTIC PORTUGUESE HANDMADE TILES A space and sanctuary of great beauty,
By Jennifer Ann Davies NCWQ Arts and Letters Adviser A strange mixture, thematically and in the context of fast-paced American literature – ‘The Testament’, written by John GRISHAM features the Pantanal region of Brazil, an
By Jennifer Ann Davies NCWQ Arts and Letters Adviser Lisbon is new to me. It is like a huge Museum which one could explore for many, many days or weeks! – here there are not
By Jennifer Ann Davies NCWQ Arts and Letters Adviser In a place of beauty, extraordinary legacies, change, and vibrant histories, indelible ghosts hover, whisper and smile……the Arts are still highly valued, not as fluffy stuff,
By Jennifer Ann Davies, NCWQ Arts and Letters Adviser A New Year with New Opportunities! New Ways of evoking poetic versions of our fluid reality exist….be they through rhythmic sound effects, scratching pens, humming electronic