A poem about love and escaping... and Irish arts funding.
The Abbey.
A poem inspired by Lord Byron's ancestral home, Newstead Abbey.
Why William Morris is the prophet of our time
You know the artwork of William Morris. He opens the eyes to a positive response to conventional Western philosophy.
Can Convenience Become My Wife?
An at-home labourer is essential for having enough time to balance work and hobbies: eating well, exercising, living in a clean home.
Porto: A Digest
Four days is enough to see Porto well. It's a city for shopping, walking and chilling - ideal for a city break.
Podcasts: The Ultimate Edutainment
What podcasts do I recommend, and what makes a good podcast to me?
The Joy in Something You Weren’t Seeking
Do you ever find yourself researching something so strange that you stop and wonder what brought you here? I find that it’s almost a daily occurrence for me: whether it’s finding a stack of books on the history of various astrologies (what’s more surprising, that I needed it or that it’s a surprisingly well-covered field?)... Continue Reading →
‘Gilded Glamour’: A Met Gala Digest
Another instalment in my annual review of the Met Gala looks.
Why Am I Rewriting Phantom of the Opera?
In re-writing Phantom of the Opera, I am trying to connect with a Sensibility that I found in the original, marrying modern writing practices with the emotion and tension of the original, and expanding Leroux’s seminal work into something a modern reader might enjoy more, but which also connects to the Romantic ideals of a past conception of literature.
Kinks, Kids, and Bunny Girls: What’s the deal with all these Lolas?
There is something about that name - Lola - that when you come across it in any kind of media you know there’s something dark and sexy about that girl. Across a century the name’s ‘meaning’ has remained the same - so what is it about Lola?
Late Romantic 