http://www.dcreid.ca Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:58:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This post contains fascinating quotes from artists, writers and commentators and is getting looonger all the time. And of course, it's about brains of poets, or, poets' brains. And, look up to the left, under Home, for Quote of the Month, updated May 18, 2010. 1. Margaret Atwood A summary of her ... http://www.dcreid.ca/?p=24 This is the first few chapters of one of the books I am writing about the brains of poets, delving into the science and the art of poetry. No other site is synthesizing these very different worlds. See also: bibliography (under brains) for reading materials. I am, for instance, quite ... http://www.dcreid.ca/?p=60 This post is the short notes for the lectures on the human brain, and the brains of poets, that I am giving at universities, writing festivals and annual general meetings of writers organizations in 2010 - 2011. Any university or college that wishes me to speak to their students on ... http://www.dcreid.ca/?p=25 Are You a Poet? Simple Tests. For those who can't commit to looooong chomps of text, some neat, discrete things about the poet's brain - and yrz 2. How Big Can I Think? Well, thinking capacity is almost endless. It is the number of joinings (synapses) between brain cells that grants capacity. How ... http://www.dcreid.ca/?p=62 My tenth book (fifth of poetry), What It Means To Be Human, has come out recently. I post below some comments from other poets and reviewers: Brian Henderson (See his great book, Nerve Language below - shortlisted for the GG) I'm now thoroughly ensconced and really enjoying it, especially your language ... http://www.dcreid.ca/?p=56 This post is for cool things not yet written. It results because I am sometimes ahead of my computer division and I need an extra place to put stuff while the many thousands of them race to catch up. Okay, so there are not thousands of people in my IT division. ... http://www.dcreid.ca/?p=57 Brain Quote of the Month - May 2010 Norman Doidge - The Brain That Changes Itself Culture can influence the development of perceptual learning because perception is not (as many assume) a passive, "bottom up" process that begins when energy in the outside world strikes the sense receptors, then passes the signals ... http://www.dcreid.ca/?p=54 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – How to Get Help I have had chronic fatigue syndrome for more than 15 years, and have had all the symptoms that one can have. Here is my list of things to do if you have it. Please keep the faith that one day you will ... http://www.dcreid.ca/?p=205 So you want a little closer look at the books on the brain bibliography. You got them: 1. A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness- VS Ramachandran When I began my inquiry into the relationship between current brain science and art, this is the first book I read. While I had been ... http://www.dcreid.ca/?p=123 Awards - Selected Shimano Communiaction Award, Maximum Salmon, 2008 Best Photograph, Canadian Aviation Magazine, 2007 Shimano Communication Award, Outdoor Writers of Canada, Fishing for Dreams, silver, 2006 Shortlist, Dorothy Livesay Award, 2005, The Hunger Shortlist, Dorothy Livesay Award, 2000, Love And Other Things That Hurt People’s Poetry Award, 1998 Silver Medal, Bliss Carman Award, 1998 National Magazine ... http://www.dcreid.ca/?p=31