Literature
A Very English Fitness Diary…
This is a very English fitness diary. English because well, we are in England. Even though we were right on the…
Poetry in Motion
Not quite content with running 5K (that's 3.1 miles, for those that prefer imperial), I've decided that I'm going to…
Featured Poem: Voyages by Hart Crane
Last week, we took a diversion from the chaos of the city to be beside the seaside – a typical…
Featured Poem: Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold
Only two weeks ago we were all stunned by the unexpected events occurring in another country, many miles away. Feeling…
How ‘therapeutic’ fiction restored Clare Allan’s faith in humanity
Clare Allan, the author of Poppy Shakespeare who joined us for our 'New Beginnings' Readers' Day last March (and also wrote about…
Happy 40th Birthday Mr Men
Today we wish Mr Grumpy, Little Miss Sunshine, Mr Tickle, Mr Happy, Little Miss Naughty and Mr Messy, and many others, a very…
Featured Poem: A Something in a Summer’s Day by Emily Dickinson
Right now, summer is very much in full swing – it’s August, apparently the happiest month of the year, it…
Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility…and Fashion and Frocks
I don’t know about anyone else but when I’m reading one of the classics I find that I ‘transport’ myself…
Featured Poem: Blessed Are They That Mourn by William Cullen Bryant
Little over a week ago, the world experienced one of the moments where its axis’ revolutions seemed to temporarily suspend;…
A Walk with Winnie-the-Pooh
Zoe Gilling, The Reader Organisation's Business Manager, takes a break from organising our move to West Everton to to take…
The Last 100 Days Longlisted for Man Booker Prize
by Phoebe Crompton Patrick McGuinness' debut novel, The Last Hundred Days, has been longlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize. Set…
Featured Poem: The Builders by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A week on, I’m still finding that I’m utterly riveted by the fantastic Poetry Tags project; initially striking me as…
