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Category: poetry

Kae Tempest and the Guts to Love

1 December 2023
literature, poetry
Kae Tempest portrait

Kae Tempest’s Brand New Ancients, which takes ordinary people and sees their lives in the light of the ancient Greek […]

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Introduction to Allegory

20 October 2023
drama, literature, poetry, prose
detail of Blake's illustrative plate for The Sick Rose

Here’s a poem by William Blake, from his Songs of Experience: The Sick Rose O Rose thou art sick. The […]

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On the Availability of Books

7 October 2023
literature, poetry, prose
Joseph Coelho

It was interesting to see ideas commented on here about a year ago cropping up again this week in an […]

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Behind George Orwell

25 August 2023
literature, poetry, politics, prose
George Orwell superimposed on Eileen Blair

George Orwell is well known, primarily for two novels which have enjoyed remarkable success. Many youngsters have enjoyed the animal […]

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Booker Time – and Time for Poetry

11 August 2023
literary prizes, literature, poetry, prose
poetry archive logo

We are inching towards Booker time again, signalled by the publication of the nominations for the prize. Some have commented […]

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Language as Weapon and Healing

27 January 2023
language, literary prizes, literature, poetry, prose

I wrote over three years ago about how language is used politically and while the issue never goes away, it […]

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Sea Fever

30 December 2022
literature, poetry, Shakespeare

As the year draws to its close, the last word of 2022 will be given over to Harry, who writes […]

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The Magic of Books and John Donne

6 May 2022
literature, poetry

William Caxton, an English businessman and diplomat, was based for much of his time in Europe. After seeing printing presses […]

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Maya Angelou Still Rising

21 January 2022
drama, language, poetry, Shakespeare
maya angelou quarter

Times, they are a-changin’, sang Bob Dylan. He’s not just a singer, remember, but the winner of the Nobel Prize […]

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Romantic Inspiration

7 January 2022
poetry, prose, Romanticism
daffodils

You may be familiar with this poem, at least by reputation:  I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on […]

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