The world is full of troubles and is anxious in its sleep
Poetry
Literary Lions
Going off on a tangent after this week's Six Word Story
Getting Old and Wearing Purple
Jenny Joseph, feminism and poetry in the marketing mix
Wilfred Owen: Miners
A fresh look at a 100 year old poem
A poem for a snowy weekend
something for fans of the white stuff
Learning to love Thomas Hardy
is this a sign of old age?
Siegfried Sassoon: The Dug-Out
You are too young to fall asleep forever... remembering Siegfried Sassoon's brilliance
Song Lyric Sunday: Memorial Day
One of the things I love about Helen's weekly prompt to share a song is the glimpse it gives me into the lives of people in different countries. This week's theme - a song about the armed forces - is inspired by the fact that it's Memorial Day in the United States. I'd never heard … Continue reading Song Lyric Sunday: Memorial Day
They Went to Sea in a Sieve
Why the Jumblies is better than the Owl & the Pussycat
Lord Byron: my 19th Century Celebrity Crush
'Mad, bad and dangerous to know' - what's not to love?