About
My name is William Darlington, I'm a writer, poet, art critic and musician. I was born in England to English parents but raised in France near the Spanish border. I usually write in English, often in French, sometimes in Spanish and in Mandarin too. I studied Chinese in Vancouver, then moved to Shanghai where I did a Master’s in Literature and Art. After that, I went on to study psychotherapy while working as a language teacher.
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But at heart, I have always been an artist. I was born into an artistic family, and my parents are both musicians. In a way, I feel that it is not just my voice but a collective voice that is trying to find expression through what I do.
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Much of my inspiration comes from my dreams (those that come to me at night when I’m asleep). Every time I create something, I try to offer a glimpse of the other world concealed behind this one, to express something of the way it moves me and weaves its golden thread even into the darkest areas of human experience.
WHO AM I?
While it is true that, as a writer, I spend a lot of time alone feeding my inner wildlife, my musical spirit prefers collaboration. I was a resident at the Swatch Art Peace Hotel in 2023, and working with others is becoming increasingly important to me as the years go by.
​But whether with people or alone, ultimately, what interests me is the life of the soul and what remains once everything else has fallen away. Those moments when suddenly the whole of our transient experience seems to crystallise before us, and something ineffably true is glimpsed, just as its glittering body crumbles to pieces on the shores of infinity.