Poetry
The Ladder and the Beetle
I'm launched on a Wittgenstein project. I thought it was about time I knew more about him and his work…
On the Seashore of Endless Worlds
In 1913, the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore "because of his profoundly sensitive,…
Conversations Through the Rabbit Glass
“But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked. “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “we’re…
When Milton met Galileo
I chanced upon this painting of the meeting between Galileo and John Milton and had a flashback to undergraduate days…
Lying to the Young is Wrong
In his day, the Soviet poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko' was something of an international rock star whose readings could fill sports…
The East Coker Opera House Murders #1940Club
Based on his published letters,1940 was a busy year for T.S.Eliot. He was based in London and working at Faber…
1940 and the #1940Club
Hope I'm not jumping the gun here but the #1940Club starts next week and I've been gearing up and getting…
Sospan Fach and that Cursèd Wood
March is Dewithon Month #Dewithon. You can read about this celebration of literary Wales at the link We are all invited…
The Pineapple Party
Norman Pearson returned towards the end of January, after an absence in Spain and Portugal, bearing two bananas, two oranges…
The Aspirational Dottiness of Old Age
Here's a treat for those who relish fiction with off-the-wall cognitive mayhem - The Hearing Trumpet Suddenly it seemed as…