Posts Tagged: industrial halls
The wall as a wave
On September 23, 2018
- Culture of Industry
“The iron hand it ain’t no match for the iron rod
The strongest wall will crumble and fall to a mighty God …”
(Bob Dylan in When he returns)
Rocourt (B)
A goalkeeper’s memorial
On July 1, 2018
- What has been left
“I played goalkeeper.
I coached high school soccer teams:
I lost interest.”
(M. Walker in the haiku A soccer report)
Liège-Tilleur (B)
The abandoned stage of the industrial theater
On March 22, 2018
- Culture of Industry
“When a historic building is left to decay,
A theatre where once, famous names used to play.
Its stage steeped with memories of happier days,
Of concerts, comedians and actors in plays.”
(G.B. Hough in Ode To A Dead Theatre (Morecambe Winter Gardens Uk))
Bottrop (D)
Whispered into afternoon
On August 18, 2017
- Culture of industry - steel industry
“Sonne, herbstlich dünn und zag,
Und das Obst fällt von den Bäumen.
Stille wohnt in blauen Räumen
Einen langen Nachmittag.”
(G. Trakl in In den Nachmittag geflüstert)
Duisburg (D)
