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In Praise of Small Museums

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

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London is famous for great museums, but it is the small museums, like one for Charles Dickens, that will steal your heart.

Filed Under: article, Books, John Keats, Libraries, London

Dickens and the World in 1851: “The Turning Point” by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

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“The Turning Point” by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst tells the story of Charles Dickens in 1851, between “David Copperfield” and “Bleak House.”

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

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

By Glynn Young 6 Comments

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“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

Rediscovering “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

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“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

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“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

The Surprise of “Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens

By Glynn Young 13 Comments

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Surprisingly, “Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens isn’t one of his best works, but it contains elements of the genius for which he’d become famous.

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Forward Prize: “Measures of Expatriation” by Vahni Capildeo

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

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Forward Prize winner Vahni Capildeo and her “Measures of Expatriation” challenge our notions of what a poetry collection is and can be.

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Help Us Celebrate National Poetry Day on Oct. 6!

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

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Tweetspeak Poetry is collaborating with Britain’s Forward Arts Foundation to help celebrate National Poetry Day UK on Oct. 6.

Filed Under: Blog, Britain, London, poetry, poetry news, Poetry Workshops

Understanding the Life and Art of William Blake

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Two books on William Blake, “Eternity’s Sunrise” by Leo Damrosch and “Blake: A Biography” by Peter Ackroyd, provide an in-depth look at the artist and poet.

Filed Under: Art, Blog, book reviews, Books, London, Poems, poetry, Poets

In Search of William Blake

By Glynn Young 10 Comments

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A close look at the poet and artist William Blake provides some surprising facts about a man largely unknown in his own lifetime.

Filed Under: Art, Blog, Books, London, Poems, poetry, Poets

Lexicographer Samuel Johnson: Bookended by Poetry

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Poetry formed the bookends of the professional life of Samuel Johnson, the great lexicographer.

Filed Under: Blog, Literary Tour, London, poetry, Poets

Literary Tour: Samuel Johnson House, London

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A tour of the Samuel Johnson House allows a view into the man who wrote “The Dictionary of the English Language” and helped save Shakespeare from oblivion.

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