(A whistle-stop breakdown) Julia Jacklin’s pre pleasure gives me the kind of sweet-loving promised by a childhood blanket – it lives in a corner of my mind, undisturbed. Every so often I hold on to it for a little while, for comfort. The first time I listened to Pre Pleasure was when I was Neon […]
changing leaves: december in review (a bit late to publication, but written on the 30th of December !) There’s always a point in December where I am under the impression that there is nothing better than the joy of Christmas. The lights, the carols, the people and the warm glow of shops late at night, […]
Question: Search for my Tongue and Half-caste are both poems about cultural identity. Compare the ways the poets present their own experiences of cultural identity making reference to their attitude and use of language. Both poems ‘Search for my tongue’ by Sujata Bhatt and ‘Half-caste’ by John Agard have the ongoing and underlying theme of dealing with cultural […]
Question: In Remember and Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night the poets present contrasting attitudes to death. Compare the different ways the poets present these attitudes making reference to their attitude and other poetic devices. Remember Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) Remember me when I am gone away,Gone far away in to the silent land;When […]
1. ‘Who runs the world? GIRLS’ – Beyonce 1. ‘Who run the world?’ Girls- Beyonce This, this is probably the most iconic quote out there about girl power, it was favoured back in 2011 and YES, it still is. Admit it, we all need a little more Beyonce in our lives. 2. ‘No one can […]
It is our Choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” -Albus Dumbledore J.K Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber Of Secrets. Probably one of the most world renowned British children literature books of all time is Harry Potter, the 7 book series written by J.K Rowling which has earned […]
♥This picture depicts the yoga pose of gomukhasna, also known as the Cow Face post. It is a comparison of our perception of ourselves versus what we think of other people as they perform yoga poses. The ‘Others…Perfection’ drawing shows an image of Yoga serenity and calm as the yogi manages to strike the […]
Yesterday (Tuesday) I went for a ‘First Aid At work’ course. Now, as we all know in a story, there is one person who is very helpful, one who likes to boast, one who is very informative and there is ALWAYS a comedic duo (who just happened to be my friends…) then there are the […]
A few days ago we had the privilege to ‘Meet and Greet’ one of the oldest skeletons from Bath in the Roman Baths. This skeleton was found on Walcot street just up the road from the Roman Baths.
Run every month for kids and grownups to is Dino Snores in the Natural History Museum in London you get the luxury of sleeping camping in the Natural History Museum for 1 night only with sleeping bags, torchlights and all supply of food taken away from you. We actually had the privilege to do this, […]