Lorraine Farrimond:Ahead
My life so far stilted, Duty bound. Wondering if that once,untamed energy Would ever be found. A longing to learn, To have knowledge, To be bright To put pen… Read More »Lorraine Farrimond:Ahead
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Leo Marks-Yours
The life that I have Is all that I have And the life that I have Is yours The love that I have Of the life that I have Is… Read More »Leo Marks-Yours
Cath And Jen Corri talking about Toni Morrison's Beloved.
Cath Corri What novel/novelist has inspired or touched your life most and why? For me it is Toni Morrison’s BELOVED ………… unique in its style and works with history, language… Read More »Cath And Jen Corri talking about Toni Morrison's Beloved.
Bern Corri by Cath Corri
Raynard Corri was the bastard offspring of Captain Africa (the lard mogul) and Tracy. The captain disappeared without Tracy, who perished alone , along with her diamond collection, the victim… Read More »Bern Corri by Cath Corri
Salome by Carol Ann Duffy: the ‘soul-lessness’ of cliche?
I’d done it before (and doubtless I’ll do it again, sooner or later) woke up with a head on the pillow beside me -whose? – what did it matter? Good-… Read More »Salome by Carol Ann Duffy: the ‘soul-lessness’ of cliche?
Cath Corri: Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient
The English Patient ‘If I gave you my life, you would drop it. Wouldn’t you?’ Set in post-war Italy, The English Patient focuses on four survivors coming to terms with… Read More »Cath Corri: Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient
Soul adventures with Walt Whitman!
A NOISELESS, patient spider, I mark’d, where, on a little promontory, it stood, isolated; Mark’d how, to explore the vacant, vast surrounding, It launch’d forth filament, filament,… Read More »Soul adventures with Walt Whitman!
Michael Morpurgo: A Elephant in the garden.
Yesterday I was fascinated by a pest controller telling me about cockroaches and their two brains. I do think Dr Who should maximise upon this enthralling fact! Today, I picked… Read More »Michael Morpurgo: A Elephant in the garden.
Carol Ann Duffy's You: The Volatile nature of Love by Alison Ridyard.
Carol Ann Duffy – “You” – The Volatile Nature of Love In a characteristic adaptation of the sonnet form, Duffy expresses the contrasting emotions of passion and passivity, and the… Read More »Carol Ann Duffy's You: The Volatile nature of Love by Alison Ridyard.
Does Jane Eyre ever escape the ‘red room’ or is she metaphorically incarcerated there for the entire novel?
Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre is locked up in the ‘red room’ early in the novel and there suffers mental anguish and torment because of her cruel treatment by her… Read More »Does Jane Eyre ever escape the ‘red room’ or is she metaphorically incarcerated there for the entire novel?
How can English Tuition BOOST your grades?
I have just discusssed the GCSE Descriptive writing ‘challenge’ for students in my previous blog. Before I retire to read the Sarah Waters’ Novel,The Nightwatch, I wanted to add AN ESSENTIAL… Read More »How can English Tuition BOOST your grades?
What risks are you taking by staying where you are?
‘The awful daring of a moment’s surrender, which an age of prudence can never retract.’ ( T.S.Eliot, The Wasteland.) This quotation stopped me in my tracks whilst reading Aidan… Read More »What risks are you taking by staying where you are?
English Tuition in Bolton, Bury and Manchester!
I offer Expert English Tutoring from Horwich, Bolton, just 5 minutes from the Reebok Stadium and the M61. Students travel from many parts of the North West for English tuition,… Read More »English Tuition in Bolton, Bury and Manchester!
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