Art, Film, Photography

Two Trips to Newburgh

Two visits in thirty days and only just scratched the surface of what this city has to offer. We parked…

8 years ago

Richard Aldington and Paul Nash: Images of War

Some authors are blessed with illustrators who enhance their work with the distinction of their own. So it was in…

8 years ago

Forgetfulness

Forgetfulness The name of the author is the first to go followed obediently by the title, the plot, the heartbreaking…

8 years ago

Kate Millett, Eng Lit and the The Farm in Poughkeepsie

There are pockets of Poughkeepsie that still have a rural look and feel. Cows graze and the corn is ripe…

8 years ago

Bitter Strawberries

     Farm work is one of the best jobs for getting to know people as they really are. The…

8 years ago

My gaze is clear as a sunflower

Paul Nash's fascination with aerial bombardment led him to an ecstatic vision of “the sky blossoming with floating flowers”. This,…

8 years ago

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high

Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge...…

8 years ago

Partition

"I was so rushed I had not time to go into the details,"  - Cyril Ratcliffe. The political leaders of…

8 years ago

Under the Radar: The Hedge Hoppers and the Hardest Day

After early mist the morning of Sunday August 18 1940 was bright with clear skies. It came to be known…

8 years ago

The Land Girl

The land army fights in the fields. It is in the fields of Britain that the most critical battle of…

8 years ago