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Of memory and meaning
(2 minute read) Can memory and truth be expressed in a poem? Explore this possibility with Desmond FX Kon and his compositions.
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Boughs, bumps and bridges
(3 minute read) Three poems exploring the human need to make connections - with nature and with others - and the challenges involved in doing so. By Richard Bauckham, Audrey Priscilla White and Joseph Evans.
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An ode to snuff
(5 minute read) Edward Kendall explores a pleasure of bygone ages which refuses to die.
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From pagan Yule to carols and cribs
(8 minute read) Jasmine Jones uncovers the history of Christmas as we know it, from pagan Yule to carols and cribs.
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What makes writers write?
(3 minute read) Nicole Law searches inside and out to explain her desire to put pen to paper.
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Poetry page
(2 minute read) We offer some haiku and tanka poems by Neena Singh, from her recently published One Breath Poetry: A journal of haiku, senryu & tanka (2020) and a poem by Richard Bauckham, Virus, specially written as a reflection on the coronavirus epidemic.
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Poetry page
Three poems exploring the refugee crisis, abandoned children and the power of silence.
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Grief
The little boy inside wants to cry but I won't let him ... A poem by Peter McCrudden Convery
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Child’s Song
I had a silver penny once and a yellow toy balloon But I lost my penny down a drain and the wind stole my balloon. A poem by Peter McCrudden Convery
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Adam
I am clay, dust, Colour of rust, Earthy, muddy, Soil born, ruddy, So feminine, Cursed by sin. A poem by Joseph Evans
