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Rain & Moonlight: Weathering with Dorothy Wordsworth and Polly Atkin by Iona Glen

12th April 202213th April 2022  Iona Glen

Dorothy Wordsworth’s journals shine with moonlight and rain-washed landscapes, but did her later illness inhibit such vision? No, writes Iona Glen, who, when considering the poetry and criticism of Polly Atkin, sees Wordsworth’s creativity flourish in her periods of ill health.

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Posted in Arts, BooksTagged: Alice Hattrick, Bodies, Dorothy Wordsworth, Fitzcarraldo Editions, Ill Feelings, illness, Iona Glen, My Body's Bodies Editorial, nature writing, non-fiction, Polly Atkin, Seren Books, Susan Sontag, Virginia Woolf

Wish We Knew What to Say: Talking with Children About Race by Pragya Agarwal

28th April 202128th April 2021  Shamini Sriskandarajah

Packed with fascinating stories, thorough research and helpful definitions, Dr Pragya Agarwal’s book, Wish We Knew What to Say, is essential reading for all educators, parents and care-givers when it comes to talking with children about race.

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Posted in Arts, BooksTagged: anti-racism, Books, Child development, Childhood, children, Dialogue Books, non-fiction, Pragya Agarwal, Race, Racism, Shamini Sriskandarajah, Wish We Knew What to Say, Wish We Knew What to Say: Talking with Children About Race

The Doll of Divine Discovery: Nocturnal Revelations of the Wild Woman in ‘Women Who Run with the Wolves’

26th October 20206th November 2020  Emma Hanson

Clarissa Pinkola Estés’ classic work, Women Who Run with the Wolves, encourages readers to embrace their inner ‘wild woman’ using myths from around the world. Here, our writer Emma Hanson explores the importance of night in one of the book’s tales, ‘Vasalisa’.

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Posted in Arts, BooksTagged: Baba Yaga, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, La Llorona, Mythology, myths, Night, Night / Shift, non-fiction, Russian Folktales, Vasalisa, Wild Woman, Women Who Run with the Wolves

‘Labelled for Your Convenience’ by Marissa McCallam

19th June 20203rd August 2020  Marissa McCallam

In this witty and moving piece, Marissa McCallam reflects on navigating the world as a brown girl, encountering other people’s racist views and prejudices, connecting with her mixed heritage and embracing the freedom and power of ambiguity.

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Posted in Creative Writing, Non-FictionTagged: Black Lives Matter, Centre Myself, creative non-fiction, Creative Writing, Marissa McCallam, non-fiction, Race, Racial Identity

‘Nebula of the Sea’ by Tilda Bowden

23rd January 20206th May 2020  Tilda Bowden

Writing of her own experiences of under water diving, Tilda Bowden describes a world of wonder beneath the surface of the sea by day, and its celestial transformation by night.

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Posted in Arts, Creative Writing, EnvironmentTagged: creative non-fiction, Creative Writing, Environment, Night / Shift, non-fiction, Ocean, Paul Klee, swimming
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