D. M. Black is a Scottish writer. He has authored several poetry collections, most recently&nbsp;The Arrow-maker&nbsp;(Arc, 2017). Some of his essays on psychoanalytic topics are published under the title&nbsp;Why Things Matter: The Place of Values in Science, Psychoanalysis, and Religion&nbsp;(Routledge, 2011). His website is&nbsp;<a href="http://dmblack.net/">dmblack.net</a>.

D. M. Black

Dante’s Psychological Comedy

"For a long time now I haven't been I."
— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet

Around the World

"You always admire what you really don't understand."
— Blaise Pascal

Religion

"I have nothing to say, and I am saying it, and that is poetry." — John Cage

Poetry

D. M. Black is a Scottish writer. He has authored several poetry collections, most recently&nbsp;The Arrow-maker&nbsp;(Arc, 2017). Some of his essays on psychoanalytic topics are published under the title&nbsp;Why Things Matter: The Place of Values in Science, Psychoanalysis, and Religion&nbsp;(Routledge, 2011). His website is&nbsp;<a href="http://dmblack.net/">dmblack.net</a>.