Marr, Timothy
I’m never going to see eye to eye with a poem where ‘the centre cannot hold’ is a bad thing (I do love Yeats, though: ‘Crazy Jane Talks with the Bishop’, those fey poems about Fergus and Wandering Aengus). What Rough Beast? What rough beast slouches out of desert sands, Or ...
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A certain Bishop Brent reminds us in a sermon what dying is all about. “A ship sails and I stand watching till she fades on the horizon and someone at my side says. She is gone. Gone where? Gone from my sight, that is all. She is just as large now as when I last saw her. ...
This year has blasted off with a poem of mine, Icarus, being published by Aqueduct Press in the Ursula K Le Guin tribute anthology, Climbing Lightly Through Forests. Yay! This anthology was edited by R B Lemberg and Lisa M Bradley and I'm so pleased to be a part of it. Check it ou...
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A chilling insight into the horrors of the siege is found in a lengthy poem written by John Page, an English soldier present during the sustained attack. Page’s compassionate poem barely conceals the anguish he experienced during the winter of 1418, or the significant pity he felt for the ...
Willie Tea Taylor & the Fellership: The Great Western Hangover (self-released) ** [B+(**)] Tele Novella: Poet's Tooth (Kill Rock Stars) ** [B+(*)] That Mexican OT: Lonestar Luchador (Manifest/Good Talk/Good Money Global) ** [B+(**)] Teddy Thompson: My Love of Country (self...
Comedian John Bishop sparked a lot of comments from our readers after he praised easyJet for its great customer service. While some of you welcomed his friendly feedback, others thought it showed a "sad reflection of the world today"... ...
Chad Fowler/Ivo Perelman/Zoh Amba/Matthew Shipp/William Parker/Steve Hirsh: Alien Skin (Mahakala Music) An impromptu session, with three saxophonists -- Fowler plays stritch and saxello, Amba and Perelman tenor, with Amba also on flute -- backed by piano, bass, and drums. Starts off cautio...