There is a strong but neglected tradition of women’s poetry written in response to the events of the First World War. Many of these poems are the products of direct experience of making weapons, nursing the wounded, the loss of brothers, sons, or lovers in the trenches as well as by women involved in the war effort at home. The range of this poetry is wide. It is often experimental
These powerful images were taken by photographer Lewis Hine on behalf of the National Child Labor Committee in America in the early 1900s. What is striking about the images is the adult expressions on the children’s faces. The NCLC aimed to promote the rights and well-being of children in relation to working. Hine later referred to his photographic work for the NCLC as ‘detective work.’ These images are archived by the
Filmed at sunrise on 12 September this year on the 57th floor of 4WTC in lower Manhattan, this short film shows a performance of Christopher Wheeldon’s After the Rain. It was conceived as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and a tribute to the future of the city that New York City Ballet calls home.
Mid-Term Break I sat all morning in the college sick bay Counting bells knelling classes to a close. At two o’clock our neighbors drove me home. In the porch I met my father crying– He had always taken funerals in his stride– And Big Jim Evans saying it was a hard blow. The baby cooed and laughed and rocked the pram When I came in, and I was embarrassed By
This just seemed like a good way to start a Friday. Street musicians from America, Italy, Brazil and Japan accompany each other in this fantastic version of Dock of the Bay …
Award winning novelist Alan Bissett is a passionate ‘yes’ when it comes to independence for Scotland. In this exclusive interview for Avocado Sweet, he discusses the impact independence may have on the country’s culture. You can see Bissett perform his one man show – Ban this Filth – at the Scottish Storytelling Centre as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 1 to 11 August. Does Scotland have a distinct culture
These recordings of American poet Sylvia Plath were made in late 1962, just a few months before she died. In them she reads from Ariel, the collection she left on the kitchen table to be found with her body. It is fascinating to hear her deliver, with her clipped New England vowels, the exact internal rhymes and rhythms she must have intended for each poem. She sounds mature – not
The flowered bathing caps have been packed, the milk’s been cancelled and the television’s unplugged at the wall – we’re off on our holidays! No posts for a week or so but we’ll be back, rested and hopefully lightly toasted, on 10 July. Look forward to seeing you then, X
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A new Dunkeld Archive Museum has been established in the town’s historic square thanks to a hugely successful appeal by the trustees of the town’s Chapter House Museum. The aim was to establish a new home for a unique community archive which was previouslly unsuitably and inaccessibly housed in Dunkeld Cathedral. The archive is a remarkable resource comprising photographs, minutes of local societies and records of local families and businesses