Some poems sit with you for years before they are ready to be written. The Stranger I Know began as a rough draft when I was twenty, inspired by a brief friendship with someone (approximately the same age as myself) who captivated me with anecdotes and pictures from the Brighton Teddy Boy nostalgia scene of … Continue reading The Stranger I Know
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A Visit to John Keats’ House – Walking in the Footsteps of a Romantic Poet
(AI generated image) Nestled in the affluent suburban Hampstead streets is more than just a museum but a time capsule of the life and work of one of England’s greatest Romantic poets; John Keats. Visiting this charming, elegant house, where Keats wrote some of his most famous poems, provides the visitor with a journey through … Continue reading A Visit to John Keats’ House – Walking in the Footsteps of a Romantic Poet
‘Not Waving but Drowning’ – exploring the harrowing depth of Stevie Smith’s ‘seemingly light verse’
Photo by Matt Hardy on Pexels.com Stevie Smith’s ‘Not Waving but Drowning’ is a poem equally as fascinating in structure as disturbing in sentiment. Framed in a tragic paradox of intended and received interpretation of a physical gesture, Smith’s ‘seemingly light verse’ (Linda R. Hallett) exudes satirical depth, timelessly resonating with feelings of alienation and … Continue reading ‘Not Waving but Drowning’ – exploring the harrowing depth of Stevie Smith’s ‘seemingly light verse’
Logan Darkwoods 