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Poetry, prose and music. About Days of Roses. Three poems from Matthew Stewart’s Inventing Truth. I saw one of Matthew Stewart’s poems on Dan Wyke’s Other Lives. Blog recently, and was drawn to its combination of emotional impact and impressive restraint. Having since investigated further and discovered his use of syllabics, knack for concision and love of Keith Douglas I’m doubly delighted to have been introduced to his work. Matthew blogs himself, at Rogue Strands. And his debut pamphlet. Maybe you can...
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The lack of narrativium | The Old Bat
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About The Old Bat. Hanging upside down from the rafters. Laquo; Lies to Children. The lack of narrativium. January 17, 2015 by battypip. I’ve been very much enjoying listening to Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen’s Science of Discworld. Abracadabra, dinner for the humans…. Humans have an automatic and unavoidable need to explain everything – to turn everything into a story. The sun is pushed across the sky by a dung-beetle (well, it can’t just move like that on its own, can it? Click to share o...
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It’s Not Me, It’s You | The Old Bat
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About The Old Bat. Hanging upside down from the rafters. Laquo; Ever-expanding madness. It’s Not Me, It’s You. January 2, 2015 by battypip. The first chick-lit book I read was Janice Gentle Gets Sexy. I went to the Five Leaves Bookshop. So Why am I writing about this book? It seems to be a common reaction to something going wrong… “What could I have done differently? There are two questions chasing that around inside my skull. First, what if it’s someone else’s fault? I guess the most healthy response is...
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Old Hive | Beeston Poets
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Bringing the nation's poets to Beeston, Nottinghamshire. They came, they read. They came, they read. I Missed David Gascoyne! They came, they read. Catch up with the poets you missed or enjoyed. 8211; June 2013. 8211; May 2013. Angela France and Daniel Sluman. 8211; September 2013. And a little history…. If you talk to any poetry-lover who’s lived in Beeston or Nottingham for more than a decade, it won’t be long before they mention Robert Gent and ‘Poets in Beeston’. That first programme featured such na...
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July | 2011 | daysofroses
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Poetry, prose and music. About Days of Roses. Archive for July, 2011. Three new poems from Samuel Prince. I met Samuel through Roddy’s group, and I’m a big fan of his combination of inventiveness, imagination and restraint, as well as his ability to find black cabs which have no understanding of the geography of London. A pinchful of flour has been stolen,. Someone has tripped the switch and left. The widower cussing in the bathroom. Grandpa ails on the divan. That hair-lipped miser behind the screen,.
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About | Beeston Poets
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Bringing the nation's poets to Beeston, Nottinghamshire. They came, they read. They came, they read. I Missed David Gascoyne! Nottinghamshire County Council Libraries Service. And Five Leaves Publications. Bring the nation’s best poets to Beeston Library. In Robert Gent’s words,. From the postscript to Poems for the Beekeeper. Have welcomed us back to the recently refurbished Beeston Library, where so many fine poets have read in the past. Beeston Library has kept up the tradition of readings and dis...
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About The Old Bat. Hanging upside down from the rafters. Slightly mad, not very bad, and not at all dangerous to know. Honest. Posts by Pippa Hennessy:. February 1, 2015. January 17, 2015. The lack of narrativium. January 8, 2015. January 2, 2015. It’s Not Me, It’s You. December 31, 2014. August 4, 2014. Nottingham Festival of Words 2014… hop hop hop! July 26, 2014. Pride, and other emotions. Older Posts ». Follow Blog via Email. Join 1,176 other followers. The lack of narrativium. About The Old Bat.
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Lies to Children | The Old Bat
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About The Old Bat. Hanging upside down from the rafters. Laquo; It’s Not Me, It’s You. The lack of narrativium. January 8, 2015 by battypip. Some further thoughts I had revolved around the nature and effects of satire. Relevant, as Pratchett is one of the masters of the genre. He even satirises satire itself – see Interesting Times. Surely if hundreds and thousands of people say ‘We don’t want to hear you saying these things,’ that should send a message? What’s that got to do with satire? Click to share ...