I'm like a pencil;
sometimes sharp,
most days
well-rounded,
other times
dull or
occasionally
broken.
Still I write.
j.g. lewis
is a writer/photographer in Toronto.
Month: January 2023
The streetcar does not come
soon enough. A stellar silence
marks a morning where
nothing happens soon enough.
Sunday 6:32 a.m., neither
a day of rest or recompense,
an unremarkable familiarity
blesses these dirty city streets.
Mornings seem gentle when
so few are around to take in
the unlimited inactivity.
01/10/2023 j.g.l.
Posted on January 9, 2023 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment
Maybe now is not the time.
Maybe silence is the best response
for now . . .
You will know
when the time is right.
You have an idea,
don’t keep it inside
too long; it is neither
healthy nor convenient.
If you hold it too long
it may diminish
its presence.
Words unspoken
have such little power.
Use your voice
when it is right,
when it is clear;
while it is still
your voice.
01/09/2023 j.g.l.
Posted on January 8, 2023 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment
Many of us — certainly me in particular — have long maintained a fascination with other people’s stuff.
Collections in museums and galleries have often provided historic relevance to the life and times of human beings like us, and the recent installation at the Art Gallery of Ontario furthers our fascination with renowned Canadian Leonard Cohen.
Everybody Knows: Inside his Archives provides a deeper view into Cohen’s poetry, his songs, and cultural influence. This is the first museum exhibit to showcase the contents of his collection and career spanning more than five decades.
Insightful and inspiring, the AGO exhibit provides a glimpse into his early life in Westmount, Montreal (his lifetime home) and showcases personal diaries, Polaroid and photo-booth selfies, sketches on napkins and drawings and paintings of an artist whose myth and legend is well know beyond this country.
While the multi-media screens broadcast interviews and performances you cannot help but be spellbound by, it is the intimate handwritten notes, report cards, and letters to and from Cohen that provide context to the deceased artist’s life.
So much has been written about Cohen and so much more is to be seen.
Everybody Knows leaves you wanting more.
01/08/2023 j.g.l.
