Blah Di Da

11 poems, artists & places that have greatly inspired me


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My favourite artists and places who have massively inspired my work. Sometimes I feel like I'm just a poor rip off of all my influences. I think as an artist, we grow and move from being inspired by other artists, to the original source itself: places/nature.

Links to poems artists mentioned in this episode:

Michael Leunig – Come Sit Down Beside Me (poem)

https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/430797520581952550/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/leunigstudio/

Charles Bukowski – The Laughing Heart (poem)

https://thebestamericanpoetry.typepad.com/the_best_american_poetry/2008/11/the-laughing-he.html

Mary Oliver – The Journey (poem)

http://www.phys.unm.edu/~tw/fas/yits/archive/oliver_thejourney.html

Alan Watts – Life And Music (lecture)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I2pcIbyq-0

Cormac Mcarthy – The Road (novel)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6288.The_Road

Adam Elliot – Harvey Krumpet (short film)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ClRsCpQfTQ

IG: https://www.instagram.com/adam_elliot_clay/

David Lynch – Twin Peaks (TV series)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_Peaks

Andy Jackson –The Thin Bridge (book)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23449414-the-thin-bridge

Mark Tredinnick (author)

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