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Susan Budd

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Born

New York

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https://susanbudd.blogspot.com/

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PhilosopherSue

Genre

Poetry, Literary Fiction, Philosophy

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Blake, Novalis, Dante, Hearn, Lagerkvist, Hesse, Brautigan

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June 2015

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Metaphysical questions about consciousness and dreams have always fascinated me. From childhood, I loved reading fantasies, myths, and fairy tales. I loved reverie and introspection. Later I studied philosophy of mind and the spiritual mysticism of East and West. I explored visionary literature and art. I scrutinized my own mind. Now I’m a professor of philosophy and literature at the City University of New York.

My first book was Visions, a montage of psychedelic dream poems. Visions was born of my fascination with the mind and its modes of perception. It was also strongly influenced by my love of art and music. My novella, Felicity, is a dreamlike philosophical fable about the nature of reality and the meaning of life.

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Susan Budd's Blog: Art, Dreams, and the Mythopoeic Mind

Plum Blossom Maiden: An Original Fairy Tale

A fairy tale is very like a poem ~ or a dream.

Plum blossom maiden dances in the moonlight. From her kimono sleeves, dreams flutter to earth like blossoms borne on the breeze.

“Plum Blossom Maiden” is both fairy tale and prose-poem. It was inspired by my fascination with dreams and my appreciation for Japanese art and poetry. It is aesthetically simple, subtle, and symbolic ~ like a haiku or a Ja Read more of this blog post »

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Published on April 10, 2019 04:04 • Tags: dreams, fairy-tale, poetry

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message 6: by Ayla (last edited Jan 06, 2021 06:22PM)

Jan 06, 2021 06:20PM

Thanks for the friend invite~ Lots of great books out there, Best Of luck with your Writing!

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message 5: by Majenta

Jun 15, 2019 10:26AM

Hello, Susan! Thank you for contacting me! Happy Weekend! Congratulations on your books! Happy reading, writing, and everything else. Blessings!
Best wishes from Majenta

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message 4: by Ivonne

Jul 12, 2017 01:21PM

Thank you so much for the Friend request. I see that your reading taste is as eclectic as mine: C.S. Lewis and Ursula Le Guin, Sherman Alexie and Herman Hesse, Charles Kingsley and Charles Bukowski. Can't wait to see what you'll read next!

Cheers, Ivonne

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message 3: by Lesle

Jun 15, 2017 08:53AM