Poetry
Poetry’s premature obituary
This weekend, I was surprised to learn from an opinion piece in The Independent that “poetry is dying”. I was even more surprised to discover, in the following line, that “[actually], it’s pretty dead already for all intents and purposes.”
By Musa Okwonga | Arts | Monday, 4 February 2013 at 2:07 pm
Estate agents and poetry make a perfect fit
Bringing poetry to the streets of E17
By Alex Johnson | Property | Monday, 10 September 2012 at 1:34 pm
As England plays host to the largest Shakespeare festival in history, are the Bard’s works wholly relevant in this modern age?
Sex, lies and betrayal hardly seem unfamiliar to the morning headlines, yet can we really say that in constructing his plays around them, these themes were a pre-emptive suggestion from Shakespeare that our society (and lives) will forever be dominated by such things?
By Henry Rylands | Arts, Notebook | Wednesday, 18 July 2012 at 4:00 am
Poetry – Trailer
A Cannes Film Festival winner and favourite, Lee Chang-dong’s Poetry is raw and unsentimental and features a masterclass performance by Jeong-Hie Yun as Mija at its centre.
By Inside film | Film | Monday, 1 August 2011 at 6:00 am
Poetry and the tyranny of relevance
For decades the world of poetry has been simultaneously lamenting the supposed demise of its impact on society, and having an internal discussion about whether poetry still has any relevance in the modern world.
By Anwar Oduro-Kwarteng | Battle of Ideas, Eagle Eye | Friday, 12 November 2010 at 6:00 am
Manchester – Disgustingly Beautiful
Sick on doorsteps Clothes strewn Grey sky piss wet through Slobs and slags and me and you Grime bridge Dirty water Shit floating character And I an amateur Empty tunnel Shagging spot Pick up the pace This is your lot McDonald's Junky No gigs here Station announcement On the beer Rain still pours Out of [...]
By Ilona Burton | Notebook | Tuesday, 23 March 2010 at 12:33 pm
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