The Past and Future of Writing
Welcome to the new academic year, alive, kicking and reading. As you will so often be told, it’s really important […]
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Exploring Literature for A Level Study
Category: poetry
Summer Suggestions
We have come to the end of the strangest ever term, and the last post for this academic year. It’s […]
Read more →Black Lives Matter
Nobody can be unaware of the events which have unfurled across the world after the killing of George Floyd in […]
Read more →Literature for Fun
Has there ever been a better time for reading and online cultural discovery? I was lucky enough to get to […]
Read more →Poet Laureate
The title ‘Poet Laureate’ can be a bit of a poisoned chalice, though some great poets have been given that […]
Read more →The Mantel Trilogy
This post’s recommendation comes from a student who has been reading the ambitious historical novels about Thomas Cromwell by Hilary […]
Read more →Clive James RIP
A celebration in response to the death of Clive James, who had dealt with his long illness with philosophy, wisdom, […]
Read more →William Blake
The focus in this post is a single writer, and artist, and takes us beyond literature. I’ll start with the […]
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