IT WAS a guiding principle of Patrick Howarth's long and colourful life that he should do what he enjoyed doing. This took him on a journey through more careers than most people dream about: soldier, journalist, diplomat, biographer, historian, traveller and poet. The last was the most ...
Rosie Bell is a location-independent freelance writer, editor, and author of Escape to Self. She writes for publications on both sides of the Atlantic, including Condé Nast Traveler, BBC Worklife, Travel + Leisure, National Geographic Traveller, Atlas Obscura, Lonely Planet, Hemispheres, and Fod...
In the years since Maugham and Kipling were regular guests, Raffles Hotel Singapore has hosted a number of writers as part of its inspiring Writers’ Residency programme. Here the poet MADELEINE LEE, the first Singaporean writer in the role, describes how the days rolled out during her residency...
The poet Walt Whitman asked, “But are not exercise and the open air in reach of us all?” No, not everyone, unfortunately. Those of us who are free and able to exercise in nature would do well to remember and appreciate our good fortune. But the point made by Whitman was that it ...
The poet Walt Whitman asked, “But are not exercise and the open air in reach of us all?” No, not everyone, unfortunately. Those of us who are free and able to exercise in nature would do well to remember and appreciate our good fortune. But the point made by Whitman was that it ...
John Betjeman, remembered as everyone’s favourite Poet Laureate, was also one of the most influential architectural writers of the twentieth century, and we owe him a debt as the foremost advocate of Victorian architecture. He helped to shape our idea of St. Pancras as beautiful, worth preserv...
Today’s fairy on top of the writerly Christmas tree is poet, publisher, and my dear friend and co-author, Ailsa Holland. Her great mind applies itself to all kinds of creative, activist and social projects; and her great heart applies itself constantly to the business of family life, wit...
Kafka told her to meet him there the next day and they would look again.The next day, when they ___ had not found the doll, Kafka gave the girl a letter “___” by the doll that said, “Please do not cry. I have gone on a ___ to see the world. I’m going to write to...
FIRE Part 2: COLLABORATION AND PRACTICALITIES This is a continuation of an interview first posted on26/02/2025(The first question is repeated) Lia: I’m interested in the fact that you are both independent practitioners, in writing and in visual art, but you enjoy and actively seek collaborat...
In “Gemini”, the poet born under the astrological sign Gemini, states, “I signed a contract with myself”, taking her “passionate, reckless twin” and locking her in a chest, “In Winter, she’s dormant and I’m happyin front of a blazing fire, hibernating.I never let her out,...