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There is a country-folk matter-of-factness and a serenity of pace that chimes with – seems borne of – the environment and the circumstances of this family we get to know so intimately
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Blackbird

Poem by Hannah Linden about birdsong, mental health and renewal

PUBLISHED ON: 07/03/23

CATEGORY: Poetry

Rowdy as scarlet at the end of the day streaks of honesty transform into birdsong a blushed sweet confession splashed high and reckless in the twiligh …

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The Melancholia of Class: A Manifesto for the Working Class

Dan Bradley discusses the interplay of conflicted identity and depression in cultural practitioners, caused by social mobility, ambition and capitalism

PUBLISHED ON: 26/01/22

CATEGORY: Reviews

In this ambitious and moving work – a hybrid of memoir, polemic and cultural criticism – the US poet and academic explores the ‘melancholia’ of the wo …

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Battle Ready: Eliminate Doubt, Embrace Courage, Transform Your Life

Amy Aed on a well-rounded, illustrative and engaging guide to overcoming personal demons

PUBLISHED ON: 03/05/21

CATEGORY: Reviews

Battle Ready by Ollie Ollerton is as much a storytelling piece as it is a blueprint to overcoming those little demons that we all have within us, that …

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Dare to Do: Taking on the Planet by Bike and Boat

Amy Aed takes a fast-paced global journey, with record-breaking adventurer Sarah Outen, which doesn’t shy away from mental distress

PUBLISHED ON: 03/05/21

CATEGORY: Reviews

Dare to Do is a fast-paced, engaging travel memoir by rower and adventurer,Sarah Outen, following her journey as she cycles, kayaks and rows across Eu …

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The Light in the Dark

The perfect cure for winter blues, is Suzy Ceulan Hughes’ assessment of a celebration of this season as ‘part of a sacred cycle in a post-sacred world’

PUBLISHED ON: 29/10/18

CATEGORY: Reviews

The Light in the Dark is a beautiful thing, with a stunning cover wrapped around thoughtful, careful writing that speaks from the heart. It is a winte …

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Tiger

Scott Elder

PUBLISHED ON: 24/10/18

CATEGORY: Poetry

There’s something bleeding here Thank you but that’s enough… your circus is a bowl of sadness or not enough… Scott Elder’s poetry has appeared in the …

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Floating: A Return to Waterlog

‘Skin alight’, having joined the swimming revolution, the author, in this homage to Roger Deakin, fails to cure his own anxiety, writes Jane MacNamee, but all the same makes a heartfelt account to resist the pale shadow of virtual reality

PUBLISHED ON: 23/10/18

CATEGORY: Reviews

Roger Deakin’s Waterlog, A Swimmer’s Journey through Britain, an enchanting account of his swimming journey through Britain, has been an irresistible …

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Essayism

John Barnie

PUBLISHED ON: 28/09/17

CATEGORY: Reviews

It is easy to recognise an essay when you read one in a magazine or journal, but not so easy to define the essay as a genre. Start thinking about it, …

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Honey Poo Poo and the Sad Songs of the Homesick

Nadia Kamil

PUBLISHED ON: 25/07/17

CATEGORY: Opinion

Depending on how you came across her, Judith Owen could strike you as several different people. Her range of work throughout her career is like a hall …

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