Vita Contemplativa
Nathan WhittakerVita Contemplativa (noun) /ˈviːtə kɒntɛmˈpleɪtɪvə/ /ˈviːtə kənˈtɛmplətɪvə/ The contemplative life—once the pinnacle of philosophical and monastic aspiration, now a quaint relic in a world that equates worth with busyness.
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The Place You Came Back To
No lights this time.
No audience.
Just the dog sleeping by the lettuce,
and the sound of the neighbour coughing next door.
You came back here. Ten minutes from where
you first kissed a girl behind the library.
The field’s gone. T...
After the Dog, the Dishes, the Day
After the Dog, the Dishes, the Day
by Nathan Whittaker
He shows up most nights
after I’ve walked the dog,
after the dishes,
after the day’s small failures
have folded into the couch cushions.
He stands in the doorwa...
The Disappearance of Li Zhi (李志)
Li Zhi pictured at Lashihai (拉市海) in 2009
At the tender age of twenty-three, I found myself medically disqualified from the British Army. From one ‘whatever job’ to the next, I made my way from New Zealand and Australia to Hong Kong and on...
A Simple Life
Photo by Roxxie Blackham on Unsplash
I come from a long line of workers and weavers,
who refused the chains of wealthy nobles,
but I’m still dreaming of a simple life.
Every night the old songs echo in our hearts,
promising justice....
To the Kid We Were
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I can’t say exactly when the long days of childhood bled into the short, violent bursts of war. There was a point, somewhere between the endless summers and the desert dust, where I became this...
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Once roamed the streets of China, now focused on finding the vita contemplativa. A product of Chinese Studies at Edinburgh and Nankai, I write about rural China while elbow-deep in underground Chinese documentaries, music, and literature.
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