Sixty Odd Poems

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2.13 The Ten Greatest Poems Ever Written
What is great poetry? What is the value of Greatest of All Time lists? Is an iconic American poem now redundant?
2.12 The Angel Descending
Saint Francis, Doctor Doolittle, and life in a Godless world
2.11 Great Uncle Charles and the Darkling Plain
...being another meandering ramble, paying visits to Ralph Vaughan Williams, Charles Darwin, Matthew Arnold and Sherlock Holmes along the way, whilst…
2.10 The Lark Ascending
...being an investigation into the poetic origins of a fine piece of music, and some contemplation on its composer.
2.9 Death Shall Have No Bananas
...A Conspiracy involving St Paul, Dylan Thomas, Maurizio Cattelan, and banana lovers everywhere
2.8 Making Love in the Afternoon With Cecelia
...Being some thoughts on the glory of the Brandenburg Concertos, baroque music, and the nature of reality.
2.7 The Lads in Their Hundreds
...Being a look at AE Housman's Shropshire Lad, and some associated music.
2.6 Come into the Garden, Maud
...Being the story of how what I thought was a bland piece of romantic poetry that had been turned into a Victorian parlour song is actually a…
2.5 The Charge of the Light Brigade
...Being further exploration of the need to be obedient and follow orders, both in Victorian times and in the present day.
2.4 What if God Said the F-Word
...Being some thoughts about the Lord God incarnate
2.3 Three Childhood Christmases
...Being a look at Christmas in the 1970s with a decidedly 1970s uncle.
2.2 A Snowman Dies
...Being a winter visit to Percy Bysshe Shelley by way of Raymond Briggs
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