A Catalpa Tree On West Twelfth Street

7 years ago

Here again - for the summer solstice - are those Wittenham Clumps. By the early 1940s Nash’s was in declining…

Home

7 years ago

Home no one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark you only run for the border when…

Under One Small Star

7 years ago

Forget the mother of all bombs and the father of all mankind - here is the ultimate parent of all…

To look at any thing

7 years ago

"My boy you should go in for nature." Sir William Richmond's advice to Paul Nash on reviewing some of his…

The Poltroon

7 years ago

Poltroon - the very word is like a ... what? a.) A North American mammal of the raccoon family known…

The Lake Isle of Innisfree

7 years ago

Did you have a special place as a child? Perhaps somewhere secret and magical? A corner of a city park,…

The Dancers

7 years ago

The Dancers All day beneath the hurtling shells Before my burning eyes Hover the dainty demoiselles -- The peacock dragon-flies.…

An Answer to Frances Cornford

7 years ago

Do you have any favorite poems about trains and train journeys? I was compiling such a list - the way…

How to Read a Poem: Beginner’s Manual

7 years ago

How to Read a Poem: Beginner’s Manual First, forget everything you have learned, that poetry is difficult, that it cannot…

Poem [Lana Turner has collapsed!]

7 years ago

There's a story behind every poem. There's always a story. And the story behind this one is that the poet…