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Monthly Archives: January 2013

The whole of the moon – Where Rockets Burn Through, edited by Russell Jones

January 28, 2013

In the days when video games were packaged in cassette boxes, their lurid covers promised adolescents the sort of ultra-violence …

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Animal Lover – Eleanor Rees’ Eliza and the Bear

January 22, 2013

During the day, our cathedrals rarely feel like spiritual places: the turnstiles, shops and tea rooms in the narthex are …

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The last day of our acquaintance – Sharon Olds’ Stag’s Leap

January 14, 2013

Titian – Venus and Adonis (detail) – (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In his Venus and Adonis, Shakespeare’s goddess attempts to seduce the …

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Poetry by Heart

January 10, 2013

Poetry by Heart is a recitation competition which launches in British schools this month. The competition, funded in part by …

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Living in a box – Sean Borodale’s Bee Journal

January 3, 2013

It began as an idle thrumbing, blending with the shiver of the branches. The path ahead looked the same as …

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