Louise Glück “Faithful and Virtuous Night”- book review
It’s a melancholy collection: full of reminiscences and nostalgic reflection Continue reading Louise Glück “Faithful and Virtuous Night”- book review
Tag: poetry
Poem of the Week: “The Caged Skylark” Gerard Manley Hopkins
In which I digress into talking about skylarks and starlings Continue reading Poem of the Week: “The Caged Skylark” Gerard Manley Hopkins
My New Year Bookish Resolutions 2019
Reading habits I want to work on in 2019 Continue reading My New Year Bookish Resolutions 2019
Warsan Shire “Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth” – review
Hunger, adultery, murder, and rape feature heavily in this extraordinary volume of poetry. Continue reading Warsan Shire “Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth” – review
Top Ten Tuesday
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature created by The Broke and the Bookish . The theme for this week is “Back To School Freebie”, which means anything “back to school” related “10 favorite books I read in school”, books I think should be required reading… etc I don’t think I can do 10 favourite books I read in school in English, as I went to school in Poland, and … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday
10 of the best literary cats
10. Peter in Mark Twain’s Adventures of Tom Sawyer One day Tom was in the act of dosing the crack when his aunt’s yellow cat came along, purring, eying the teaspoon avariciously, and begging for a taste. Tom said: “Don’t ask for it unless you want it, Peter.” But Peter signified that he did want it. “You better make sure.” Peter was sure. “Now you’ve … Continue reading 10 of the best literary cats
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