Category Archives: In The News
Of Maps and Mercy
The Ebsdorf Mappa Mundi, c. 1235. The T S Eliot Prize for 2009 was won by Philip Gross for The Water Table. This collection of poems was inspired by the Bristol Channel. According to one reviewer, the collection draws out … Continue reading
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What’s the Idea?
What’s the idea of this enigmatic heading? What’s the idea of poetry, perhaps? Or what’s The Idea, a poem by Mark Strand? Let me provide a little background to the poet which might shed a little light on both questions … Continue reading
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BBC Poetry Season – An Update
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, … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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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.
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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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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