Monthly Archives: August 2014
Gert goes Vogueish
Gert does not normally link to articles on Vogue, Continue reading Gert goes Vogueish
Delphine de Vigan: Nothing holds back the night
A new kind of publisher
Risks are being taken. More than this, they’re being rewarded. With the growth of independent presses, prizes and the rising number of literary journals, there’s been something of a tide change in the profile of innovative novels. Challenging writing is not only being produced, it’s finding an audience. Continue reading A new kind of publisher
Sunday slice: Gertrude Stein again again
Here is another extract from the unpublished manuscript of Gertrude Stein unearthed by our colleague Denis Kodaly. Previous posts were on May 14 and June 11. Continue reading Sunday slice: Gertrude Stein again again
B.K.S. Iyengar December 14 1918- August 20 2014
Little patch of yellow wall
Zest
Zest. Gusto. How rarely one hears these words used. Continue reading Zest
Sunday poem: Butterflies
Last in a series of wonders in his life Continue reading Sunday poem: Butterflies
Poets: tell us your favourite winter poems
Following Dorothy Johnston’s suggestion after our Wallace Stevens post, Gert spent yesterday afternoon trawling her poetry books for poems about winter. Continue reading Poets: tell us your favourite winter poems