The Promise of the Year Poem below by David Betteridge, poster above by Walter Crane May Day: the day when the promise of the year reproaches the... Continue reading
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Michael Eaude reviews The Precinct with the Golden Arm, by Dennis Broe, Pathmark Press 2020 This noir novel is the third of a trilogy set in Los Angeles in... Continue reading
Conscripted by David Betteridge Being human means throwing your life entirelyon the scales of destiny, while rejoicing in every sunny day and every beautiful cloud… – Rosa... Continue reading
Late in March 2023, I went on a Cherry-blossom Season adventure to Glaschu (Scottish-Gaelic for Glasgow). Some years ago, my Auntie Sandi – or Alexandra Lucky –... Continue reading
Brett Gregory reviews ‘Tracking Loach’ by David Archibald (Edinburgh University Press, 2023) David Archibald’s book, ‘Tracking Loach’, is an academic celebration of Ken Loach’s 60 year career in... Continue reading
Sculptor by Tom Hubbard They who had chiselled the names and the datesOn the angled and sunken stonesHad themselves died long ago. They sharedThe worn anonymity: memorialisedAnd... Continue reading
The shortlist for the annual International Dublin Literary Award for 2023 was published in late March. Among the six books on the list is a book by... Continue reading
Nick Moss reviews Hot Off the Griddle, an exhibition of Alice Neel’s art at the Barbican Art Gallery, till 21st May 2023. Image above: Support the Union,... Continue reading
Ron Brown reviews Calum Baird’s latest song, available here and in the Youtube clip below When I first heard the opening lyrics to this song: “Well it’s 4am... Continue reading
Nick Ross reviews this exhibition, on till 7 May at the Hayward Gallery, London. Image above: The Deliverance and The Patience, interior, 2001. Photo by Liam Harrison. Courtesy... Continue reading
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