Author’s Note: * = Footnote ‘I am quite contented for myself–not as idle as formerly, altogether as hearty and having … More
Category: Literary Criticism
Vulvas in Milk: On The Dreamers (dir. Bernardo Bertolucci) and Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille
Author’s Note: I am now offering my services on Fiverr. I will beta read your poem(s) and short stories for … More
March ’25: Can You Smell The Cigars?
Books: Letters of Ted Hughes by Ted Hughes and Christopher Reid & Sylvia Plath in Devon: A Year’s Turning by … More
The Ambition Bird: Fiona Larkin and The Poetry Society
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Violette Leduc’s ‘The Lady and the Little Fox Fur & the Art of Distance
“I think that I shall never knowWhy I am thus, and I am so.”—A Fairly Sad Tale, Dorothy Parker ⧫ … More
Poetry Drafting: the Poet as Gardener
I was once a firm believer in the philosophy: first thought, best thought. This is the belief in the purity … More
Between Fire and Ice: Imogen Wade, The Spectator, and what traditional poetry looks like today
“Some say the world will end in fire / Some say in ice.”—Fire and Ice, Robert Frost Last year’s National … More
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