bookshelves: summer-2015, britain-england, devon, cornwall, somerset, radio-4, published-2015, nonfiction, newtome-author, whimsy Recommended to Bettie☯ by: Laura Recommended for: BBC Radio Listeners Read from June 17 to 26, 2015 BOTWhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05xx8hrDescription: Not con...
Being a part of the Gothic subculture I have followed these events since they happened. I have donated to the charity and I have joined marches through Plymouth in memory of Sophie. This collection of poems truly moved me, it did not matter that the poetry wasn't written in a style I'm more used to,...
Red Room - New Stories Inspired by the Brontes. Unthank Books 4 of 5 stars I was provided with a copy of this book from the publishers in return for an honest review. This is a collection of short stories written by award winning short story authors. Each writer was asked to create a story ins...
Fabulous poetry - both the original (quite a lot is understandable when read next to the translation) and the new verse translation. However the subject matter is not terribly interesting..... basically it is a propaganda exercise at a time when the English had been gradually losing control of the v...
This book won it's 4 stars on the second half of the book. The finish might even have tipped 4 and a half so if you are not enjoying the beginning as much as you expected, keep reading. The journey itself was obviously not as satisfying as the author had hoped. I have never walked the Pennine Way bu...
This is another superb translation of a middle English poem into modern language by Simon Armitage. Like [b:Sir Gawain and the Green Knight|3049|Sir Gawain and the Green Knight |Unknown|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1309282183s/3049.jpg|2954048] it is an alliterative poem, with the rhymes and rhythms...
What a great collection - and the notes (which I almost overlooked!) make it perfect. I like that the editors have given the more prolific bird poets (Clare and Hughes in particular) a louder voice than most; it makes complete sense, and although I remain ambivalent about the quality of Clare's poet...
I really liked Simon Armitage's translation of Gawain, but I can't figure out what this is. Clearly not Morte D'Arthur; Malory's not listed as an author and it's nowhere near long enough.
Not what I'd expected from Simon Armitage; a series of observations, not necessarily in poetic form but presented using his unique way with words.I just was not sure what to make of it all.
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