The Shameless Lions Writing Circle: Lion 23

What Is This All About ?

The writers gathered here have adopted one of the 48 lions that appeared in "The Lions Of Lyon" series on the writing blog Shameless Words. By adopting a lion, the writers have become a member of this new writing circle. The lions have been posted in the sidebars of the writers' individual blogs, accompanied by a poem or piece of prose. Of course, it is hoped that the strength, luck and prestige of these mighty beasts will rub off on their owners! (Keep scrolling down to see the full listings of all members and their lions).

Lion 23 - TypingSpace

Lion 23:

Baz Lyon.

Artist behind the lion:

Vadim Kutsan (Ukrainian painter).

Adoptive Writer:

Derek at TypingSpace.

Blog Description:

This is one of those writing blogs that you really wish you had stumbled upon much earlier. Derek Motion is a 28-year-old who lives in Australia (Sydney I think) and is very clearly someone with great talent for the written word. He produces an eclectic mix of poems and musings on life. The poems are fresh and urgent and deserve a very wide audience. Derek became the proud father of a baby girl in May and he even posted her photo on his blog.

Poem or piece of prose inspired by the lion:

i will not look askance at you

not even deep-stare honestly the

world or some of it trickles

down my pelt & i like it i like

the ideas bouncing out of all

moments they increase my

immanent gaze & size

2 comments:

Unknown said...: Ooh I like Baz Lion already. Great poem.; 1 June 2007 at 14:13
Unknown said...: Agreed. Tidy words, Mr Derek.; 3 June 2007 at 23:41

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Lions from Cape Town, South Africa. Absolute Vanilla (&Atyllah), who took these photos, says: "These eight huge bronze lions by John Macallan Swan (the English painter and sculptor) flank the 49 massive steps which lead up to the memorial of Cecil John Rhodes in Cape Town, South Africa. Each lion is nearly two meters in length - great, imposing beasts who gaze out over the city of Cape Town and towards the South African hinterland. Rhodes was the British colonialist who made his wealth in the diamond rush - and founded the De Beers mining company - and went on to become Prime Minister of the Cape Colony). Rhodes Memorial is situated on the slopes of Devil's Peak - one of the two peaks that flank Table Mountain. The monument, built from granite, was started in 1906 and completed and dedicated in 1912. The 49 steps represent each year of Rhodes' life."

The Lions' History

The lions in the writing circle were born as part of a public exhibition in 2004 in Lyon, France: "60 lions, 60 places, 60 artists". La Biennale des Lions and Emma Productions are behind the project, headed by Doctor Mohamed Attia, and it is now an event that takes place every two years. Emma Productions has kindly given permission for images of the artists' work to be used in this writing circle. (Only 48 of the 60 lions are featured here). The details of the artists behind the lions can be found in the individual member listings. The sculptures were placed in public places across Lyon and at the end of the exhibition they were sold off, with the money going to the artists and charities. In 2006, Lyon linked up with the Italian city of Turin and produced 69 sculptures: 30 lions and 39 bulls. In 2008 the project will see Lyon linked up with Montreal. In 2010 it'll be the turn of Lyon-Canton and in 2012 Lyon-Frankfurt.

Copyright Issues

The individual members of the writing circle hold all rights to all of their original material published on this blog. Material may not be copied or reproduced in any form without their express permission. Seamus Kearney holds the copyright to the photos of the lions, but he has given the members explicit permission to make copies onto their own blogs. As the photos are considered in some countries (eg, France, USA) to be derivatives of the actual art work, and issues of intellectual property rights may come into play, Seamus Kearney has been given the kind permission of the organisers of the lions exhibition, and the holder of all related rights (Emma Productions/La Biennale des Lions), to use the images in this writing circle. The understanding is that this project is non-commercial, which means that members also agree not to use the lion images for commercial purposes.

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Lion 23 - TypingSpace

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