Rhapsody for Lessons Learned or Remembered – G. Banks-Martin
I’ll admit it. I’m a bit of a poetry snob. That isn’t to say that I will only read the likes of Dickinson, Shakespeare and Rossetti of course. Indeed, I even dared to venture that Seamus Heaney’s ‘North’ wasn’t a patch on his earlier... more
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Tagged Anthology, Emotive, Francis Bacon, Life, Poetry, Snapshots, Time
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Carol Ann Duffy – The World’s Wife
The World's Wife To some she’s a feminist hero, but to others, she’s the reincarnated version of a famous German dictator (minus the moustache). You could almost forget she was a poet if, like me, you didn’t study her at school. When someone... more
World Book Night 2011
As many of you may know, Saturday March 5th was the first ever 'World Book Night', where a staggering one million books were given away for free in the UK in order to promote reading. The day before, on March 4th, I went to the launch in Trafalgar... more
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Tagged Blogger, Duffy, Event, Interview, Poetry, The World's Wife, WBN, World Book Night
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Everybody’s Reading [Leicester Festival] – 2010
Every so often, I manage to fall into something quite unexpected but rather wonderful. This year, it’s the ‘Everybody’s Reading’ festival in Leicester (October 2nd to October 10th). Taken from the official website, this festival is described... more
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Tagged Charity, Dickens, Festival, Leicester, Literary Festival, Poetry, Reading, Waterstone
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