Author Archives: Bobby Seal

About Bobby Seal

Freelance writer, poet and psychogeographer

The Castle of the Raven King

Posted on 22/02/2016 by Bobby Seal

‘Relic of Kings! Wreck of forgotten wars, To winds abandoned and the prying stars.’ William Wordsworth, 1824 He keeps calling this a thin place which, to be honest, I find a little presumptuous. It’s true that a soon as we … Continue reading →

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Psychogeographic Review’s Recommendations of the Year

Posted on 09/12/2015 by Bobby Seal

Book Recommendations Darran Anderson – Imaginary Cities (2015) Darran Anderson’s Imaginary Cities is a weighty, erudite book which propels the reader on an exhilarating journey through the history of the city in art, architecture and the human imagination. But, like some … Continue reading →

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Space, Shadow and Light: The Films of Carl Theodor Dreyer

Posted on 02/12/2015 by Bobby Seal

Nothing in the world can be compared to the human face. It is a land one can never tire of exploring. There is no greater experience in a studio than to witness the expression of a sensitive face under the … Continue reading →

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The City of Dreadful Night

Posted on 06/11/2015 by Bobby Seal

James Thomson was a Scottish-born poet, atheist and anarchist. He struggled with depression, insomnia and alcohol-abuse throughout his short life and his work frequently reflected the bleakness and despair of his life’s experiences. Thomson wrote The Doom of the City … Continue reading →

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The City, Modernism and the Flâneuse

Posted on 20/10/2015 by Bobby Seal

  The passing of the historical figure paved the way for the resurrection of the flâneur as a methodological persona, adopted in order to pursue the exploration of the city. Stripped to its basic characteristics and used as a modus … Continue reading →

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City of Exiles by Stuart Braun

Posted on 13/10/2015 by Bobby Seal

The first time I visited Berlin was in the spring of 1989. Falling into conversation with a Berliner on a bus one day I asked him if he thought the Wall would ever be taken down. Of course it would, … Continue reading →

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Psychogeographic Review’s Recommendations – October 2015

Posted on 07/10/2015 by Bobby Seal

This past month Psychogeographic Review has been reading: Stuart Braun – City of Exiles (2015) Read my extended review of this book  at minor literature[s]           Simon Foxell – Mapping London: Making Sense of the City (2007) … Continue reading →

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Why I Am Not a Painter

Posted on 05/10/2015 by Bobby Seal

  Why I Am Not a Painter is one of my favourite Frank O’Hara poems.  He wrote it after a series of visits to his friend Michael Goldberg, the American abstract expressionist painter.  Like many have done so before and since O’Hara … Continue reading →

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October Sky

Posted on 01/10/2015 by Bobby Seal

October sky grey above – Sun glow claws at southern edge. Daggers of rain cold, vindictive. Leaf blown, withered. Slick wet paving mirrors sky. Grey on grey.  

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The Eye of the Inner Ear

Posted on 17/09/2015 by Bobby Seal

as the films of Davies illustrate so convincingly, ultimately it is the inner space of the individual imagination that matters most. Wendy Everett: The Eye of the Inner Ear: Terence Davies and the Space/Time Dimension, p.308.  Essay published in: Wendy … Continue reading →

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