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Book reviews and contemplations on reading, writing and dwelling in the wondrous world of literature.

First place for my upcoming poetry collection at Luxembourg’s National Literary Competition 2020

Success at Luxembourg's National Literary Competition: The manuscript for my upcoming poetry collection actually won first place!

Tom Weber Literature Leave a comment 18. Oct 2020 1 Minute

My articles on RTL Today! (Update)

Brief update and info about where to find some of my future articles!

Tom Weber Literature, Society & Politics Leave a comment 22. Jul 202022. Jul 2020 1 Minute

When the Poet looks for Happiness – Part 2: My own path to contentment (The Corona-Files #06)

In today's post I talk about my personal search for happiness, my complicated relationship with love, and the basis of my contentment today.

Tom Weber Literature, Society & Politics, The Corona-Files Leave a comment 6. May 20206. May 2020 11 Minutes

Public Reading – Corona Edition (The Corona-Files #04)

Bored in self-isolation? Grab yourself a nice drink, and join me on a journey to Venice... thanks to literature!

Tom Weber Literature, The Corona-Files Leave a comment 6. Apr 20206. Apr 2020 1 Minute

Writing When the World Stands Still (The Corona-Files #01)

A philosophical contemplation about the meaning of writing, non-duality, and why we need writers especially in times of self-isolation.

Tom Weber Literature, The Corona-Files Leave a comment 19. Mar 202022. Mar 2020 3 Minutes

The Magic of Reading

Does the book even stand a chance nowadays against Netflix, YouTube and Co? This post argues that reading still has a trick up its sleeve.

Tom Weber Literature 3 Comments 20. Feb 202020. Feb 2020 4 Minutes

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Most Recent Posts

  • Playing the Ace: An asexual coming-to-terms 6. Apr 2021
  • First place for my upcoming poetry collection at Luxembourg’s National Literary Competition 2020 18. Oct 2020
  • My articles on RTL Today! (Update) 22. Jul 2020
  • When the Poet looks for Happiness – Part 2: My own path to contentment (The Corona-Files #06) 6. May 2020
  • When the Poet looks for Happiness – Part 1: The Hellish World of “happily-ever-after” (The Corona-Files #05) 13. Apr 2020

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It's become somewhat of a tradition for me to have blossoming tea on Christmas Eve. Besides just the joy of it, I like the metaphor of ending a year by anticipating the blossoming of the next one.
If you pick up a 'Tageblatt' today, be aware that my giant noggin will jump out at you on page 9 (I had no idea it would be this big 😅)
what a lovely mess we are ✨💜
The labour of the past two years… 😭
Some ten years ago, I wrote my first poems. Last Saturday, I was given the opportunity to read some of them at the 'Marché de la Poésie' in Paris, as part of a panel on 'Voix fraîches de la poésie luxembourgeoise' ("Fresh voices of Luxembourgish poetry"), which I had the pleasure and honour of sharing with Alexandra Shahrezaie and Mario Velazquez.
So, it's been a while since I was able to say this:

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