Links: Red Hand Files #318 (+3)
- Issue #318 of Nick Cave’s formidable Red Hand Files. If you haven’t encountered it before, it’s Cave’s newsletter where he answers letters from fans. He has become somewhat of a Jesus-like figure in recent years, dishing out hard-earned wisdom like this beautiful explanation of how the creative urge, however overpowering it may be, should never take precedence over a true connection with your family.
- Poem Beginning With a Retweet by Maggie Smith, a wonderful life-affirming poem which was part of my inspiration for starting this new website.
- Shilo (AM / S), a new song from Weyes Blood.
Photograph: Clapham Common on a warm day in early March.