The Scottish Polish Book Club
I love the idea that the seeds of words and ideas can be blown far afield to take root and […]
The Bright Field – R. S. Thomas
I have seen the sun break throughto illuminate a small fieldfor a while, and gone my wayand forgotten it. But […]
Not In Love – Crystal Castles featuring Robert Smith
‘Not in Love’ is one of the most exhilarating songs. I have long loved ‘The Cure’ and here, Robert Smith’s […]
Floating Worlds: The Aesthetic Movement & Japan
“I find it harder and harder every day to live up to my blue china.” Oscar Wilde The creed of the […]
Sentimental Education
Not a Letter from England today, but certainly a Letter for Valentine’s Day. I start in Paris with Gustave Flaubert’s […]
Kennedy plays Klezmer
When I first heard Klezmer music played in Kazimierz (Krakow’s historic Jewish area) it was love at first listen. Klezmer […]
The Boat – Hania Rani
A mix of cultures and references today! This exquisite piece, entitled ‘The Boat’, was inspired by the landscape of Scotland, […]
Hairdresser on Fire: The music of António Variações
‘A genius who was not recognised in his time! A poet, a proud Portuguese, original, unique!’ This comment, written by […]
Dark Fairytales
Re-reading ‘Regions of the Great Heresy’, Jerzy Ficowski’s loving preservation of the memory of the great Polish writer and artist […]
Tiny Moves
As Elizabeth Barrett Browning lay dying, clasped in the arms of her great love Robert Browning, her last word was […]