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- Sorry Nigel Farage – Talking Books loved ‘Talking France’…
- Talking crime – on why we love a good murder mystery….
- Let’s focus on the words: Peter, Tony, and a Portrait of Keats
- Why Mrs T should have left the room quietly, closing the door behind her….
- ‘In relation to’ what? On ‘Talking Books’ and chewing words….
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Love poems you wish you had written #3 – Julia Copus
I have written before of the wonderful Reading Matters group I was, and still am, lucky enough to be part of (we call it ‘Reading Still Matters’ now that the Royal Literary Fund have moved on to other projects). The … Continue reading
Posted in Book, Poetry, Reading, Writing
Tagged blogging, Books, Julia Copus, love, Mood, Poetry, reading, relationships, St Valentine's, writing
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Love poems you wish you had written #1 – David Constantine
I do have to mention, as I begin this post, that I was inspired by the wonderful David J Bauman over at The Dad Poet. We both love poetry and he has a wonderful reading voice – I was lucky … Continue reading
To be ‘a friend of Keats’ – a very Romantic circle
John Keats is now known as one of the greatest poets in the English language. Often included in the great ‘triad’ of younger Romantics with Shelley and Byron, his life and work has arguably retained a larger and more interested audience than either of … Continue reading
Posted in Keats, Poetry, Writing
Tagged 19th century, Books, friendships, history, John Keats, Keats, Keats' Circle, Literature, Poetry, relationships, Romantics, writing
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One year on: a new life – Mark’s story
Editor’s note: The monthly mental health guest post on No wriggling for March has been written by Mark K. Social networks provide great support to those with mental health issues and it is via twitter that I ‘met’ Mark. Writing has long been … Continue reading
Posted in Mental health, Writing
Tagged anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, depression, health, mental health, mental health issues, Mood, OCD, personality, relationships
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‘He is gone…’ Joseph Severn on the death of John Keats
Rome. 27 February 1821. My dear Brown, He is gone–he died with the most perfect ease–he seemed to go to sleep. On the 23rd, about 4, the approaches of death came on. “Severn-I–lift me up–I am dying–I shall die easy–don’t … Continue reading
Posted in History, Keats, Poetry
Tagged death of Keats, history, Italy, John Keats, Joseph Severn, Keats, Piazza Di Spagna, Poetry, relationships, Rome, Spanish Steps
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The Keats Brothers – The Life of John & George by Denise Gigante
In 1818, the newly-wed George and Georgiana Keats left London and their families to travel 4000 miles across the Atlantic to follow the American Dream. Swept up in the Romantic enthusiasm for founding a Utopian settlement in the west of America they … Continue reading
Posted in Keats, Poetry, Writing
Tagged biography, Denise Gigante, George Keats, John Keats, Keats, Poetry, relationships, review, writing
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Autophobia or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love my Ego
Editor’s note: As we go into the second year of mental health guest posts here on No wriggling I am grateful for a contribution from the other side of the world. Deb is well-known in the genealogy community and has a great … Continue reading
Posted in Family History, Mental health
Tagged anxiety, childhood, depression, family, Family History, history, memory, mental health, Mood, parenting, personality, relationships, women's issues
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On the darker side of the sparkle
As the build up to Christmas and the New Year reaches a climax it is for many quite easy to buy into the old maxim ‘ ’tis the season to be jolly’. From the early December Christmas party at work … Continue reading
Posted in Mental health
Tagged anxiety, Christmas, depression, family, mental health, Mood, relationships
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‘Parenting is such sweet sorrow…’
I am feeling drained at the moment. Sleeping badly; feeling physically creaky; eating all the wrong food again after five weeks on a healthy eating blitz: it is no wonder that my emotional reserves are in the human equivalent of … Continue reading
