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For any kindred Fellows of the Royal Society of Arts based in Northern Lincolnshire or East Yorkshire, there is a meeting at Hull University on the 12 March 2025. See below for details... www.thersa.org/events/2025/...

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If you do nothing else today, set aside 45 minutes to quietly watch this film and then consider what effect it has on you and your well-being... youtu.be/9KArWcMldPM?...

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My review of Bear Gryll's latest book in Premier Christianity magazine: www.premierchristianity.com/reviews/this...

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We are delighted to announce The Poems of Seamus Heaney. This is the long-awaited, definitive edition of Seamus Heaney’s poetry, featuring a number of previously unpublished poems. Out 9 October 2025: https://linktr.ee/seamusheaney

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Soren Kierkegaard: "The modern State is secular through and through, and a Church married to it will end by losing sight of its own gospel." ...Ring any bells?

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The Poetry Business is now on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/poet...

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A good writing week with two letters published - one in New Scientist, the other in The Times Literary Supplement.🙂

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'The legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer 80 years on' Wednesday 9th April 2025 Leeds University www.projectbonhoeffer.org.uk/events/

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From 2015-2019, the present Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, was Oxford Professor of Poetry. His lectures during that time are available here: english.web.ox.ac.uk/professor-si...

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If you are a published writer and have not joined the Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society (ALCS), then I seriously suggest that you should. www.alcs.co.uk

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For fans of the American poet, Robert Lowell, this is a fascinating biography and assessment of his poetry through the lens of his bipolar disorder:

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Well, this was a delightful find. Published in 2014, John Carey, Emeritus Professor of English at Oxford University, has provided a delightful memoir of his life in the midst of literature. Several more books have been purchased as a result!

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Reports on LA fires speak of conspiracies, including the '15-minute city' theory - described as "an urban planning concept that aims to make most daily needs within walking or biking distance of any point in a city". We used to call those 'villages' and 'market towns' before shopping malls took over

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The French poet, Paul Valery (1871-1945), was nominated an astonishing 12 times for the Nobel Prize for Literature. This new translation of his work has the English translation alongside the original French version.

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So many questions for a wet Sunday morning... A lively, informative, and thought-provoking romp through layers of existential questions... (including the fascinating idea that you cannot die from your own perspective) 🤔 youtu.be/BkR83fxKOFs?...

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For all my ex-pat friends, a seasonal poem from my 2nd collection of poems, 'On Quarry Beach':

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Thought for the day: 'Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. it lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before.' Audre Lorde (American writer and poet, 1934-92)

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The Kent & Sussex Poetry Competition 2025 is now open: kentandsussexpoetry.com/kent-sussex-...

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This documentary reflects on the life and poetry of the great American poet, Robert Lowell, often with the poems read in the poet's own voice. If you don't already have a feel for Robert Lowell's work, you will by the end of this impactful film... youtu.be/mvhr_7WnTu0?...

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As a new documentary on the legendary Genesis drummer, Phil Collins, is about to appear, here is a reminder of the sheer power and, dare I suggest, shamanic mysticism of his performances... youtu.be/VjkbGR4ppCY?...

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One to pencil into the diary... www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/chri...

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The current Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, on the importance of poetry... youtu.be/xFcsS7RrWXs?...

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First screened 5 years ago, this documentary is a powerful, informative, and sensitive overview of the life, work, relationships, and personality of the late Poet Laureate, Ted Hughes. youtu.be/XbAGbjXPCP8?...

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The Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, returns to BBC Radio 4 on Monday 23rd December at 1.45pm with a 10-part series on the theme of 'Poetry and Animals'. The opening episode is dedicated to the fox - featuring the work of Ted Hughes, of course. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Something uplifting to start your day. Best with headphones or volume up. youtu.be/tKXlzI0pKO4?...

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First screened in 1998 following his death, this is a gentle, soul-reaching and soul-searching tribute to the poet, Ted Hughes. youtu.be/bCVciE4tmyI?...

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The Philip Larkin Society Review of 2024 (Along with details as to how to become a member) youtu.be/qt0vjA0iKAc?...

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Apparently, many radio stations, including the BBC, are refusing to play this. I suspect that it will still get to number 1 in the charts... youtu.be/mQrvmY5s2mo?...

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Koios is a new AI programme that claims to tell your personality from your voice. I found its results to be astonishingly accurate. You can try it here: getkoios.app

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🧠✨Intelligence shapes your values A new study finds intelligent people value self-direction & benevolence more, while placing less importance on security & conformity Personal values are more closely tied to intelligence than to personality traits journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #SciComm 🧪

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A delightful hour's conversation with Alan Bennett youtu.be/bzVWpux72hY?...

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First screened two years ago, this hour-long celebration of poetry from The National Theatre is still a treat worth listening to. youtu.be/1wcW2IBU9XY?...

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By the same author of 'The Swimming-Pool Library', 'Our Evenings' by Alan Hollinghurst is an admirable observation of our times. Described as a 'dark, luminous, and wickedly funny' story of 'race and class, theatre and sexuality, love and the cruel shock of violence'. A very readable book.

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Looking for a literary challenge for 2025? How about working your way through David Bowie's top 100 books: www.bowiebookclub.com

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If you haven't read it yet, I highly recommend this book. It is certainly a page-turner...

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The Church of England should appoint the Bishop of Newcastle, Helen-Ann Hartley, as the next Archbishop of Canterbury www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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For those who enjoyed the post on Philip Larkin's poem, 'Here', this is another one set to film by the Hull producer, Dave Lee. The poem, 'This Be The Verse', is spoken by Tom Courtenay, though with an intriguing and amusingly ironical twist in the film: youtu.be/jPsNpmtOv0Y?...

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Yesterday was the anniversary of the Hull poet, Philip Larkin's death (2nd December 1985). Here is his poem 'Here', read by Tom Courtenay, and brilliantly set to film in 2010 by the Hull producer Dave Lee: youtu.be/JZEgh5vhPVk?...

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Strange that the housebuilding targets and the net migration figures for the past year are very similar... 🤔

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An invitation to a reading of Charles Dicken's 'A Christmas Carol'... youtu.be/sEaWP21fjyY?...

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Another interesting petition...a sign of the times... petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

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Conclave review – Ralph Fiennes shines as papal election results in high-camp gripper

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Dostoevsky hit the mark with this paragraph from Crime and Punishment. (I wonder whether the "Revd Mephistopheles" is taking note? - those who know, know...) 🤔😉

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Here’s Nicky Morgan talk about reform in the wake of the Church abuse scandal: www.channel4.com/news/debate-...

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When Nadine Dorries, Nicky Morgan and Harriet Harman agree on calls for Bishops to leave the Lords you sense change is afoot… www.channel4.com/news/theyve-...

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