Lenten Poetry Challenge Well, I'm in the last stretch now, and I've enjoyed reading all these so much. I think my personal favourite (so far) is included here - On the back of a photograph. As always, please let me know your thoughts about the poems! Thursday Lent Poem 44 Everyone Sang Siegfried Sassoon Everyone … Continue reading Poetry for Lent Nos 41-44
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Blogalong The Foutainhead Part 1
Introduction, and Chapters I-VIII Not knowing that much about Ayn Rand apart from what I could find through google/wikipedia (no librarian points for Jess), I was surprised how much I found to empathise with in her introduction to The Fountainhead, written 25 years after its publication. One particular sentence stood out for me; when she … Continue reading Blogalong The Foutainhead Part 1
Books to Watch The Boys Go By…
I realise by writing this I am loose all claims to credibility/many many feminist point, but hey, it’s the truth how I live it baby… What's good enough for Bennet is good enough for me... Now that being geeky is ‘cool’ and ‘hip’, librarian chic is a actual fad talked about on Glee, and reading … Continue reading Books to Watch The Boys Go By…
Poetry for lent Nos 36-40
Lenten Poetry Challenge Sunday Lent Poem 40 17th Sadness of a Star Guillaume Apollinaire Minerva stepped out calmly from my head And I will be forever crowned with blood There is reason within and sky above my skull Where Goddess you were buckling on your arms Of my misfortunes this is not the worst This … Continue reading Poetry for lent Nos 36-40
Blog Along The Fountainhead
In which a self-identifying Marxist Feminist is dared to read Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead and blog about it... So one Bettakultcha, Many Moons ago, a Man Called Simon struck up a conversation with me in which my political views came up. Regular readers will know I'm hardly shy about my opinions and my beliefs are … Continue reading Blog Along The Fountainhead
Book Club – The Second Meet Up!
Venue: Arcadia Bar Date: 20th March 2011 Time: 5pm - 7pm Agreed on: Touching the Void by Joe Simpson (THANKS AGAIN TO P, WHO NEARLY KILLED ME WITH HIS BOOK CHOICE!) Discussed: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon **SPOILERS**SPOILERS**SPOILERS** Right, once again, our little intrepid band of book lovers were … Continue reading Book Club – The Second Meet Up!
The Borribles
I know, I know, it's not reallllly a fairytale, and I've already "done" fantasy, but I was leant this book by someone who only started reading for pleasure this year and needed an excuse to bump it up the To Be Read pile (which has now taken over house) so I'm including The Borribles, by … Continue reading The Borribles
Poetry for Lent Nos 31-35
Lenten Poetry Challenge Tuesday Lent Poem 35 A Song of the Road Robert Louis Stevenson 1878 The gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY? Whene'er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the … Continue reading Poetry for Lent Nos 31-35
Return to the Dark Crystal
When single shines the triple sun, What was sundered and undone Shall be whole, the two made one, By Gelfling hand, or else by none. THE GELFLING PROPHECY A few months ago, I reviewed Return to Labyrinth - a 4 part manga/comic continuation of the epically awesome 1986 Jim Henson film - Labyrinth. You … Continue reading Return to the Dark Crystal
Vote for Arcadia Bar!
As you know, we have a new bigger better-er book club, which has been wonderfully catered to by Arcadia Bar. We have the chance to show our appreciation by nominating Arcadia Bar as one of Yorkshire's favourite pubs. Obviously, no one is under any obligation, but if you feel like it, please click below! Nominate … Continue reading Vote for Arcadia Bar!
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