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Poets and Poems: Phoebe Power and “Shrines of Upper Austria”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Forest Phoebe Power Shrines of Upper Austria

In “Shrines of Upper Austria,” British poet Phoebe Power explores a common theme in contemporary power — identity, her own and that of her grandmother.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, poetry reviews, Poets

“Robert Graves” – A Biography of a War Poet by Jean Moorcroft Wilson

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Forest Robert Graves

Jean Moorcroft Wilson’s new biography of war poet Robert Graves allows the reader to walk in his shoes and understand his poetry and his odd personal life.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, poetry, Poets, war poems

Dylan Thomas, Christmas, New Orleans, and Me

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

Snowy woods A Child's Christmas in Wales Dylan Thomas

Reading “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” by Dylan Thomas evokes memories of Christmases in New Orleans with family, friends, and Cherry Bounce.

Filed Under: article, Blog, Books, Britain, Classic Books, Poets

Literary Friends: Peter Pan Meets Sherlock Holmes

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Viaduct J.M. Barrie Arthur Conan Doyle

The friendship of James M. Barrie, who wrote “Peter Pan,” and Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, survived parody, cricket, and literary fame.

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Desperation, a Speech, and a Sick Child: Dickens and “A Christmas Carol”

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Snow Storm Dickens Christmas

“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens transformed the Victorians’ understanding and celebration of Christmas; it has also transformed our own.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain

Poets and Poems: Matt Duggan and “A Season in Another World”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

lake landscape Matt Duggan

“A Season in Another World” by British poet Matt Duggan takes us on a journey steeped in legend, myth, fable, and fairy tale.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Poets and Poems: Luke Kennard and “Planet-Shaped Horse”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Mountains Luke Kennard

In “Planet-Shaped Horse” by British poet Luke Kennard, be prepared for fun-punched discoveries about words, language, ideas, and conventions.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

The Abounding Creativity of Middle-earth: An Appreciation of J.R.R. Tolkien

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Coastline Tolkien Middle-earth

With his stories of Middle-earth, J.R.R. Tolkien gave us a legacy of abounding creativity and imagination, explaining how myths are made.

Filed Under: article, Books, Britain, Creativity, Fiction, Tolkien

A Strangely Contemporary Verse Play: “Murder in the Cathedral” by T.S. Eliot

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

Tree in Snow Eliot Murder in the Cathedral

“Murder in the Cathedral” by T.S. Eliot, written and produced in 1935, was one of the last verse plays written for the stage. It is also oddly contemporary.

Filed Under: article, Books, Britain, Classic Plays, Play, poetry, Poets, T.S. Eliot

“The Old Curiosity Shop:” Charles Dickens and a Road Trip!

By Glynn Young 8 Comments

Trees The Old Curiosity Shop Road Trip

“The Old Curiosity Shop” by Charles Dickens, with some of the author’s most memorable characters, isn’t about a shop at all — it’s about a road trip.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, Classic Books, English Teaching

Francis Ledwidge: Reconsidering a War Poet

By Glynn Young 11 Comments

Rocks on beach Francis Ledwidge

Irish poet Francis Ledwidge is not one of the better known poets of World War I, because he was an Irishman who fought for the British Army.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets, Politics, war poems

Novel, Poetry, Both? Max Porter and “Grief Is the Thing with Feathers”

By Glynn Young 6 Comments

Bird in Tree Max Porter

“Grief Is the Thing with Feathers” by British author Max Porter is officially a novel, but it could also be poetry, or something else. And it’s wonderful.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, Emily Dickinson, Grief Poems, London, poetry

Poets and Poems: Matt Duggan and “One Million Tiny Cuts”

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

“One Million Tiny Cuts” by poet Matt Duggan is a bold, angry collection of poems, full of vivid images and metaphors, and a kind of fist raised at society.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Poets and Poems: Michael Pedersen and “Oyster”

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Man in park Michael Pederson Oyster

“Oyster” by Scottish poet Michael Pedersen is a jarring, irreverent poetry collection that wallops you with unexpected tenderness.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Poets and Poems: Sinead Morrissey and “On Balance”

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

Girl on Bridge Sinead Morrissey

“On Balance,” the new poetry collection by Sinead Morrissey, reminds us that technology brings both the good and the tradeoff.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Rediscovering “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

Boy near water Great Expectations

“Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens is one of his best and most beloved novels, one he initially described as “fine, new, and grotesque.”

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, English Teaching, Fiction, Literary Analysis, London

Poets and Poems: Nikita Gill and “Wild Embers”

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Glasses Wild Embers by Nikita Gill

“Wild Embers” by Nikita Gill, comprising 113 relatively short poems, is a snapshot of a poet’s popularity on social media.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, London, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Poets and Poems: Caroline Bird and “In These Days of Prohibition”

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Woman on dock Caroline Bird

“In These Days of Prohibition” by poet Caroline Bird forces us to see the meaning of ourselves and the life around us in different and unexpected ways.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Poets and Poems: Simon Armitage Translates “Pearl”

By Glynn Young 6 Comments

Tree in field Armitage Pearl

British poet Simon Armitage has translated the late Middle English poem “Pearl,” a beautiful poem about a father’s grief and how he resolves it.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, Classic Poetry, Grief Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

What Made 1922 a Literary Watershed Year?

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Red Dawn 1922 year that changed literature

In 1922, everything changed in literature, as James Joyce’s “Ulysses” and T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land” brought modernism to fiction and poetry.

Filed Under: article, Britain, Literary Analysis, poetry, Poets, T.S. Eliot

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