Starmer quotes Larkin at Lord Mayor's Banquet
The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, quoted a couple of words from the poet Philip Larkin in his speech at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet on Monday night. Sir Keir said: “My Lord Mayor. We have so much to be proud of in this country. When it comes to our role in the world today, I want to recapture that sense of pride. To stand tall once again. To meet people’s concerns not with easy answers, which don...
3rd December 2024
Time in Pleats and Folds: Audrey Ardern-Jones, Indigo Dreams
An important aspect of the poetry of Audrey Ardern-Jones is its humanity. Perhaps it is a failure of mine, to perceive it that often in the poems of others. Certainly, in Time in Pleats and Folds, it is there for all to see.
‘A Makeshift Diner’ refers to the “tunes of kindness in other languages”...
3rd December 2024
