Reproduced with kind permission from The Reader Online, written by Mark Till
The BBC’s Poetry Season is now fully up and running. Last weekend, BBC Four showed a series of programmes – some old, some new – about Wilfred Owen, Dylan Thomas, Ted Hughes, Stevie Smith, Philip Larkin, Carol Ann Duffy, W. H. Auden and [...]
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May 27, 2009
BBC Poetry Season – An Update
May 1, 2009
Poem of the Week
Today the new Poet Laureate will be named by the Culture Secretary, Andy Burnham. The Poet Laureate’s duties include writing poetry to commemorate royal events and working to raise the profile of poetry in the UK. All previous Poet Laureates have been English men, and the role call includes legendary figures such as Ted Hughes, [...]
April 30, 2009
Another week, another book list
This time, it was to celebrate the ten year anniversary of the children’s laureateship. The current Children’s Laureate, Michael Rosen and his four predecessors, Jacqueline Wilson, Anne Fine, Quentin Blake and Michael Morpurgo selected the 35 best books for young readers. Seven of the books were published during the 19th century, with the oldest being Charles Dickens’ [...]
April 7, 2009
If you only do one thing this week, come along to a reading group…
According to Monday’s edition of The Guardian newspaper, now is the perfect time to start a book club at work. Take a look here to find out more.
The groups running across Bibby Line are a little different from those mentioned in the article, in that you don’t have to read a book in your [...]
April 3, 2009
Reading can help to reduce stress…
Reading is the best way to relax, and even six minutes can be enough to reduce the stress levels by more than two thirds, according to new research. Don’t believe me? Take a look at this article in The Telegraph.
March 27, 2009
The Importance of Reading Aloud
On Tuesday 24th March, an article about the importance of reading aloud was published in the times2 supplement of The Times. It’s all about what get people out of listening to stories and why it’s so important that we continue to both listen and read. Damian Barr, the journalist behind the article, got in touch [...]
March 24, 2009
Poetry Season on the BBC
Kindly reproduced from The Reader Online, written by Claire Williams.
The BBC are launching Poetry Season: an entire season of content dedicated to literature, and to poetry in particular, starting in Spring 2009. Ranging from television, radio and online features, the series will feature some of the nation’s best-loved poets and celebrities exploring the world of poetry.
The series will [...]
March 13, 2009
Poem of the Week
In the spirit of Red Nose Day, today’s poem is (hopefully) a bit of a funny one. Enjoy!
‘Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf’ from Revolting Rhymes
As soon as Wolf began to feel
That he would like a decent meal,
He went and knocked on Grandma’s door.
When Grandma opened it, she saw
The sharp white teeth, the horrid [...]
January 22, 2009
Books We Should, Or Must, Read
New Year is obviously a time for resolutions and for many of us, it is to read more. On 16th January, the Telegraph ran an article about 100 Novels Everyone Should Read. Not to be outdone, the Guardian is running a seven day series: 1000 Novels Everyone MUST Read; these are broken down into the [...]
December 11, 2008
The way to a woman’s heart? Read Nelson Mandela’s biography. The way to a man’s? Read Shakespeare.
A survey conducted by the National Year of Reading campaign today revealed that nearly half of all men and one third of women have lied about the books they have read in order to impress friends or potential partners! 1500 people were polled for the research, with around four in ten of this number admitting [...]
