Monthly Archives: May 2011
Gil Scott-Heron: “cultural and emotional”
Well, this is like a poetry blog, so I thought I should post up one of Gil Scott-Heron’s spoken pieces (a masterclass in how to read your work out, guys) or maybe his Definition of a poet (“The fact that … Continue reading
Filed under music, poetry, the Line on Beauty
A tale of two cities: better to travel in Stanhope Gardens (or somewhere else with a nice SW postcode) than to arrive in Crawley?
If you read yesterday’s post about the takeover of Waterstone’s, you might have thought to wonder how even James Daunt can turn around the “ailing chain” (this phrase is becoming a modern cliché) and make it work again. Lots of … Continue reading
Filed under books, the meaning of life
Poetry wars, ACE cuts, and the daunting future: it was the best of times, it was the worst of times…
Oh, migod. Do we ever need a new post here or what. Is that really the date? The 26th?? Feck. How did I ever not post anything all this time. We need a hit and quick. So on this, the … Continue reading
Filed under books, Living With Words, London, the end of the worr-uld
After the Rapture:
Well, what was it someone said earlier? Of course you’re in heaven! What, you didn’t realise you were going to have to build it yourselves? But now that we’re all here…. there’s AB Jackson’s Apocrypha (Donut Press, £10), to guide … Continue reading
Filed under poetry, the end of the worr-uld
Is that the Rapture, or are you just happy to see me?
from Fellini’s Roma; hat tip to Ian Duhig, who put it on Facebook; it was just a little intense at 7.30 this morning! It’s a funny thing, but judging by Facebook and the blogosphere, the End of the World has … Continue reading
Filed under the end of the worr-uld
