I've been looking for a particular poem for a while now. When someone used the hashtag #SherlockPoems in a Twitter…
I began this post in 2017. The original focus was Louis MacNeice's's poem "Brother Fire". MacNeice was a fire-watcher during…
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David Lammy is the Labour MP for Tottenham. He made the speech and took the stand that many of us…
Lots of chatter about the fresh faces, diversity and new perspectives of the incoming class in the House of Representatives.…
The case against grades and grading has been so clearly made that it is time to turn the tables. Why…
Rain is no respecter of persons the snow doesn't give a soft white damn Whom it touches -e.e. cummings, Viva,…
The Old Year The Old Year's gone away To nothingness and night: We cannot find him all the day Nor…