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Richard Mather
On the Presence of Being Everywhere

Contact: richcmather@gmail.com

On the Presence of Being Everywhere is a platform for Richard Mather's poetry, prose, and non-fiction writing.

Richard Mather's poetry, op-eds, and news articles have been published in various media outlets and literary magazines in the UK, USA, and the Middle East. He also contributes to online commercial platforms for the sharing of academic research.

Uncommon One

Uncommon One

Uncommon One

Mar 281 min read

The Obstructed Dialectic: An Hegelian Perspective on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

The Obstructed Dialectic: An Hegelian Perspective on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

The Obstructed Dialectic: An Hegelian Perspective on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Mar 149 min read

Jacob Frank: A Study in Transgression

Jacob Frank: A Study in Transgression

Jacob Frank: A Study in Transgression

Feb 281 min read

Jacob Frank's Dreams of Profanation

Jacob Frank's Dreams of Profanation

Jacob Frank's Dreams of Profanation

Feb 243 min read

Frankism's Androgynous Messiah

Frankism's Androgynous Messiah

Frankism's Androgynous Messiah

Feb 242 min read

Into the Field of Edom: Poland and the Frankist Imagination

Into the Field of Edom: Poland and the Frankist Imagination

Into the Field of Edom: Poland and the Frankist Imagination

Feb 225 min read

Re Joyce (James)

Re Joyce (James)

Re Joyce (James)

Feb 171 min read

She Stands Alone

She Stands Alone

She Stands Alone

Feb 131 min read

Private Language

Private Language

Private Language

Feb 111 min read

Dark Matter: Jacob Frank and Georges Bataille

Dark Matter: Jacob Frank and Georges Bataille

Dark Matter: Jacob Frank and Georges Bataille

Jan 2311 min read

Poetry Isn't Trending

Poetry Isn't Trending

Poetry Isn't Trending

Jan 191 min read

Provocations from a Libertine Counter-World: Jacob Frank and/or the Marquis de Sade

Provocations from a Libertine Counter-World: Jacob Frank and/or the Marquis de Sade

Provocations from a Libertine Counter-World: Jacob Frank and/or the Marquis de Sade

Jan 166 min read

Dreams, Memories, Visions

Dreams, Memories, Visions

Dreams, Memories, Visions

Jan 102 min read

The Beast Between the Marble and the Heap, Or: The Mammoth

The Beast Between the Marble and the Heap, Or: The Mammoth

The Beast Between the Marble and the Heap, Or: The Mammoth

Jan 51 min read

Between Messiah and Monster: A Brief Biography of Jacob Frank

Between Messiah and Monster: A Brief Biography of Jacob Frank

Between Messiah and Monster: A Brief Biography of Jacob Frank

Dec 28, 20255 min read

Pillars of Ash

Pillars of Ash

Pillars of Ash

Dec 17, 20251 min read

Elderly man wipes nose with a cloth in a desolate landscape. A clock tower and leafless trees stand in the foggy, eerie background.

Elderly man wipes nose with a cloth in a desolate landscape. A clock tower and leafless trees stand in the foggy, eerie background.

Before the Clocks Struck Three (Mr. Eliot Had an Apparition in Salford and It Was Very Foggy)

Dec 12, 20251 min read

The Art of Seeing: Visions of Manchester

The Art of Seeing: Visions of Manchester

The Art of Seeing: Visions of Manchester

Dec 5, 20251 min read

A tranquil black-and-white photograph of a misty river scene in early morning light. The calm water reflects bare trees and a soft, overcast sky, creating a mirror-like surface. On the left, jagged rocks line the riverbank; on the right, a gentle slope leads into a wooded distance. A duck is captured mid-flight just above the water, wings outstretched, with its reflection crisply visible below—adding a fleeting sense of motion to the stillness. The composition evokes quiet solitude and natural grace.

A tranquil black-and-white photograph of a misty river scene in early morning light. The calm water reflects bare trees and a soft, overcast sky, creating a mirror-like surface. On the left, jagged rocks line the riverbank; on the right, a gentle slope leads into a wooded distance. A duck is captured mid-flight just above the water, wings outstretched, with its reflection crisply visible below—adding a fleeting sense of motion to the stillness. The composition evokes quiet solitude and natural grace.

The Irwell - a river poem

Nov 30, 20251 min read

No God but the Gold Forged in the Furnace of Flesh: A Poem on Jacob Frank

No God but the Gold Forged in the Furnace of Flesh: A Poem on Jacob Frank

No God but the Gold Forged in the Furnace of Flesh: A Poem on Jacob Frank

Nov 25, 20252 min read

Spinoza’s Hatchet and the Ethics of Objecthood

Spinoza’s Hatchet and the Ethics of Objecthood

Spinoza’s Hatchet and the Ethics of Objecthood

Nov 19, 20255 min read

Opulent Absurdities: The Aristocrat as Pataphysician

Opulent Absurdities: The Aristocrat as Pataphysician

Opulent Absurdities: The Aristocrat as Pataphysician

Nov 9, 20253 min read

And is a humble conjunction but is seen differently when viewed pataphysically.

And is a humble conjunction but is seen differently when viewed pataphysically.

A Brief Pataphysical Study of the Word ‘and’ in Poetic Titles

Nov 4, 20253 min read

The Octopus and the Fisherman [revised version]

The Octopus and the Fisherman [revised version]

The Octopus and the Fisherman [revised version]

Oct 30, 20251 min read

If the Rain in Warsaw Sounds Like This

If the Rain in Warsaw Sounds Like This

If the Rain in Warsaw Sounds Like This

Oct 19, 20251 min read

Let His Dwelling Grow

Let His Dwelling Grow

Let His Dwelling Grow

Oct 18, 20251 min read

Atoms and Void

Atoms and Void

Atoms and Void

Oct 17, 20252 min read

Academia.edu: Wittgenstein's Willing Subject: How the Happy Life Is the Only Right Life [complete]

Academia.edu: Wittgenstein's Willing Subject: How the Happy Life Is the Only Right Life [complete]

Academia.edu: Wittgenstein's Willing Subject: How the Happy Life Is the Only Right Life [complete]

Oct 15, 20251 min read

I See a Red Rose

I See a Red Rose

I See a Red Rose

Oct 1, 20251 min read

All the World Was Broken: An Ecopoem

All the World Was Broken: An Ecopoem

All the World Was Broken: An Ecopoem

Sep 22, 20252 min read

Part 4 - Wittgenstein's Willing Subject: How the Happy Life Is the Only Right Life

Part 4 - Wittgenstein's Willing Subject: How the Happy Life Is the Only Right Life

Part 4 - Wittgenstein's Willing Subject: How the Happy Life Is the Only Right Life

Sep 14, 20251 min read

The Selfish Self

The Selfish Self

The Selfish Self

Sep 12, 20251 min read

Part 3 - Wittgenstein's Willing Subject: How the Happy Life Is the Only Right Life

Part 3 - Wittgenstein's Willing Subject: How the Happy Life Is the Only Right Life

Part 3 - Wittgenstein's Willing Subject: How the Happy Life Is the Only Right Life

Sep 5, 20251 min read

A Ghost As If

A Ghost As If

A Ghost As If

Sep 3, 20252 min read

Part 2 - Wittgenstein's Willing Subject: How the Happy Life Is the Only Right Life

Part 2 - Wittgenstein's Willing Subject: How the Happy Life Is the Only Right Life

Part 2 - Wittgenstein's Willing Subject: How the Happy Life Is the Only Right Life

Aug 28, 20251 min read

Part 1 - Wittgenstein's Willing Subject: How the Happy Life Is the Only Right Life

Part 1 - Wittgenstein's Willing Subject: How the Happy Life Is the Only Right Life

Part 1 - Wittgenstein's Willing Subject: How the Happy Life Is the Only Right Life

Aug 22, 20251 min read

Academia.edu: Review of "Melville and the White Whale"

Academia.edu: Review of "Melville and the White Whale"

Academia.edu: Review of "Melville and the White Whale"

Aug 8, 20254 min read

The Soul Moves

The Soul Moves

The Soul Moves

Aug 4, 20251 min read

What the Mirror Said

What the Mirror Said

What the Mirror Said

Jul 29, 20251 min read

Ornate gold menorah with seven lit candles set against a rich purple backdrop with draped curtains; three golden Stars of David are integrated into the curtain design above and around the menorah, creating a dramatic and reverent depiction of Jewish heritage and ritual symbolism.

Ornate gold menorah with seven lit candles set against a rich purple backdrop with draped curtains; three golden Stars of David are integrated into the curtain design above and around the menorah, creating a dramatic and reverent depiction of Jewish heritage and ritual symbolism.

A Vagabond Jew from Lithuania: A Poem on Salomon Maimon

Jul 28, 20251 min read

On the Point of Vanishing

On the Point of Vanishing

On the Point of Vanishing

Jul 26, 20251 min read

Death of a House Sparrow

Death of a House Sparrow

Death of a House Sparrow

Jul 24, 20251 min read

A Strange Hatching

A Strange Hatching

A Strange Hatching

Jul 24, 20252 min read

Saul

Saul

Saul

Jul 15, 20251 min read

Samson

Samson

Samson

Jul 15, 20251 min read

Seven Worlds

Seven Worlds

Seven Worlds

Jul 15, 20251 min read

City Poem

City Poem

City Poem

Jul 15, 20251 min read

Deliquescent Bodies (Love Parade)

Deliquescent Bodies (Love Parade)

Deliquescent Bodies (Love Parade)

Jul 14, 20252 min read

Aquarius

Aquarius

Aquarius

Jul 12, 20251 min read

Begin, Again, Finally

Begin, Again, Finally

Begin, Again, Finally

Jul 11, 20251 min read

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