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‘Lo! A child is born’ – Hugh MacDiarmid
From Lo! A child is born by Hugh MacDiarmid (1892-1978) I thought of a house where the stones seemed suddenly changed And became instinct with hope, hope as solid as themselves, And the atmosphere warm with that lovely heat, The … Continue reading
Lessons without words: 10 things music teaches us about life
Music is a vital part of our lives but it is notoriously difficult to describe its effect on us in words. Can we try to describe some of the lessons we draw from our experience of music? Here are 10 … Continue reading
Debating the Liberal Arts
The Future of Liberal Arts conference: The Liberal Arts and Schools I was delighted to be asked to contribute to the panel on ‘The Liberal Arts and Schools’ at the ‘Future of Liberal Arts’ conference organised by Martin Robinson (author … Continue reading
Grosse Fugue by Ian Phillips (Alliance Publishing Press, 2012)
This is a story whose outlines are familiar but which we need to hear again and again. The story of Reuben Mendel is a twentieth century biography, a story of both world wars, the holocaust and its aftermath. It is … Continue reading
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Science and Poetry. Science in Society 2
Readings Peter Atkins ‘Although poets may aspire to understanding, their talents are more akin to entertaining self-deception. They may be able to emphasise delights in the world, but they are deluded if they and their admirers believe that their identification … Continue reading
Conrad in Corsica
“My task is…by the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel – it is, above all, to make you see” Joseph Conrad The writer Joseph Conrad visited Corsica with his wife Jessie … Continue reading
Seneca in Corsica
 Seneca (Lucius Annaeus Seneca: 4 BCE – 65 C.E.) the Roman senator and philosopher, was exiled to Corsica from 41-49 AD by the emperor Claudius having been accused of adultery with Julia Livilla, one of the sisters of the … Continue reading
Science in poetry
Sidereus Nuncius* I have seen two-horned Venus Travelling gently in the sky. I have seen valleys and mountains on the Moon, Saturn with its three bodies; I, Galileo, first among humans, Have seen four stars circle around Jupiter, The Milky Way … Continue reading
“Five minutes after the air raid” by Miroslav Holub
In Pilsen, twenty-six Station Road, she climbed to the third floor up stairs which were all that was left of the whole house, she opened her door full on to the sky, stood gaping over the edge. For this was … Continue reading
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