I went to see Andrew Motion reading his poetry at his alma mater St Anne’s College, Oxford, courtesy of the Oxford University Poetry Society, a few nights ago. I have seen him read before and he reads beautifully. He also…
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Andrew Motion and his encouraging gin problem
Tagged with: Andrew Motion, bereavement, loss, Writing poetry
Posted in censorship, creativity, life writing, literature, Poetry, Writing
Posted in censorship, creativity, life writing, literature, Poetry, Writing
Limits
Wasn’t it the Austrian-Jewish-British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein who said ‘whereof you cannot speak, thereof you must be silent’? Well I never fully understood Wittgenstein beyond loving his idea that we can prove the existence of other people by the existence…
Tagged with: challenging texts, limits, social skills, Stella Duffy, Suzanne Moore
Posted in censorship, criticism, feminism, literature, Poetry, women, Writing
Posted in censorship, criticism, feminism, literature, Poetry, women, Writing
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