"Footfalls echo in the memory
Down the passage which we did not take
Towards the door we never opened
Into the rose-garden."
~ T.S. Eliot, 'Burnt Norton'
Britain is home to almost half of the world’s bluebells, found in ancient or semi-natural woodlands, flowering in April and May. 'Bluebell woods' by contemporary UK painter Susan Entwistle #WomensArt
The Finnish word for an auction, huutokauppa, means “shout market” (or “shouting shop”)
* read on for more of my favourite Finnish words (a thread in honour of today being Day of the Finnish Language)…
Looking forward very much to reading with this amazing group of poets - save the date! Zoom link from Sue Burge (email on poster) @suekburge@jcsugarman@indeskidge
Since it's Valentine's Day this week, our highlighted feature is 'The Heart as Metaphor', a striking new piece exploring how the heart, both physical and symbolic, shapes our understanding of love, loss and courage.
Read it here:
https://t.co/AGqkEFipBg
Epiphany - I’v loved for many years James Joyce’s extraordinary short story The Dead, set on Epiphany night. This year it inspired a poem, and I was lucky enough to have it appear in Richard Skinner’s beautiful annual journal 14, among an amazing poetic company. Link in comments
‘A cold coming we had of it,
Just the worst time of the year
For a journey, and such a long journey:
The ways deep and the weather sharp,
The very dead of winter.’
#Epiphany 🐪🐪🐪👑👑👑
Journey of the Magi https://t.co/B164PtZdPP