Substacks recommended by Gustav Hoyer, Composer

Recommended by Gustav Hoyer, Composer

Public journal entries from a former church music leader exploring life, faith, and artistry in the wilderness of his 30s.

Verdurous Glooms

By J. Tullius

A personal publication devoted to the practice and appreciation of formal poetry.

Jey is a brilliant thinker and writer. His poetry warrants your time and consideration

- Gustav Hoyer, Composer

The Matter with Things

By Iain McGilchrist

How to realise life, humanity and the cosmos anew

Side Notes

By Trevor Sides

Adoption, poetry, pop culture

Trevor is a living poet. Living artists matter too.

- Gustav Hoyer, Composer

Theological Letters

By Dr. Nathan Jacobs

Dr. Jacobs is a fine artist turned scholar of philosophy and religion turned filmmaker. He's Scholar in Residence of Philosophy and Religion at Vanderbilt Divinity School and writer and co-Executive Producer of the Amazon Original, House of David.

The Honest Broker

By Ted Gioia

A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia

Ted's deep-dives into the world of music and art are insightful and fact-informed.

- Gustav Hoyer, Composer

Rabbit Room Poetry

By The Rabbit Room

Poetry from the Rabbit Room community.

Turn Me Back Again

By Kate Bluett

Hymns and poetry, mostly liturgical.

Kate Bluett has a talent for setting biblical passages to musically balanced verse, and her reflections on the texts are insightful. Worth your time.

- Gustav Hoyer, Composer

The Anselm Society

By Brian Brown

Exploring the Christian imagination together.

Rod Dreher's Diary

An eclectic portmanteau of culture, religion, politics, books, travel and ideas

Benjamin Harding

Concert Pianist, Piano Technician, Composer, Poet

Beauty through Faith

By Kalos Arts

Nurturing the voice of the Church through the arts.

This is the substack for the Christian arts organization I serve. I share thoughts related to its mission there alongside many other compelling contributors.

- Gustav Hoyer, Composer