This week over on the s--- I've written about rugby and how English metre is a lot less syllabic than we are sometimes told. vamoul.substack.com/p/on-rugby-a...
Free associating from behind the touch-line
I enjoyed this immensely, and like @ravoon.bsky.social I have also had âWalking Awayâ on my mind a lot recently. Perhaps because my son is getting married in several weeks, and Iâm replaying a lot of those emotions of eighteen years ago that Day Lewis evokes so perfectly.
My review of Camille Ralphs' fascinating debut collection, After You Were, I Am, is published today in Wild Court. wildcourt.co.uk/wit-and-word...
Fascinating discoveries - a very enjoyable read. Adds significantly to my understanding of Herbert!
This week over on the substack I've written about one man, John Polwhele's, verse collection from the early 1630s and what it tells us about George Herbert's reputation and readership at the time of his death. vamoul.substack.com/p/stay-lovel...
George Herbert, translation, and the vagaries of literary reputation
Glad to hear it. Hope the transition into retirement has been good.
Congratulations, Ian!
The question is: did Pepys also have ham and chips at his local four centuries ago as I did today? The Black Bull in Brampton, just along from his uncle's/father's house. This poem about him is from my Selected, The Interpretation of Owls, edited by @kg520.bsky.social#poems#literature
