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Like many PhD students, Aimée Lê needed her hourly paid job – as an English lecturer – to stay afloat. But what her students never guessed was that for two years while she taught them she was living in a tent. Read More...
Carol Rumens's poem of the weekPoetryPoem of the week: Bright is the Ring of Words by Robert Louis StevensonI was surprised how much impact this Victorian classic holds. An untarnished golden oldie? I think so
Bright is the Ring of WordsBright is the ring of words
When the right man rings them,
Fair the fall of songs
When the singer sings them.
Still they are carolled and said –
On wings they are carried – Read More...
Retro-futurist landscapes inspired by rock idols and writers – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Maxine Gregson’s artworks – which have been described as “nostalgic futurism” – combine postcards and magazines bought on eBay, as well as her own photography, with snippets of lyrics and literature. “Joni Mitchell is a big inspiration,” she says. “I’ve also created pieces inspired by Bob Dylan, Joseph Heller and John Cheever. Read More...