Monthly Archives: March 2012

Lent 39: Mother-love

Posted on March 31, 2012 by impeus

This poem, by Christine Coleman, is the second one in Bluebeard’s Wives, an anthology edited by Julie Boden and Zoe Brigley, with a foreword by Sophie Hannah. As you can imagine, it’s a collection of poems inspired by the tale … Continue reading →

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Lent 38: Eunoia

Posted on March 30, 2012 by impeus

I utterly adore this book. Christian Bök’s Eunoia is a playful example of what you can do with and without each of our five vowels. Each vowel has its own chapter, in which it has a starring role – in … Continue reading →

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Lent 37: Answering Back

Posted on March 29, 2012 by impeus

Answering Back, an anthology edited by Carol Ann Duffy, is a fantastic idea for a varied collection of poetry. It is subtitled as “Living poets reply to the poetry of the past” – where a range of poets are invited … Continue reading →

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Lent 36: Four Women Poets – on schools and poetry

Posted on March 28, 2012 by impeus

I got this book, Four Women Poets as someone’s unwanted cast-off. It features Liz Lochhead, Carol Ann Duffy, Jackie Kay and Fleur Adcock. I don’t like it. It feels like poetry for school kids. It probably is. I love Duffy, … Continue reading →

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Lent 35: Man and Boy

Posted on March 27, 2012 by impeus

After yesterday’s Mrs Noah, I promised another bible-inspired story. This one is by Patience Agbabi, from her collection Bloodshot Monochrome, and is based around two bible stories – that of Abraham being prepared to kill his only son Isaac on … Continue reading →

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Lent 34: Mrs Noah: Taken After the Flood

Posted on March 26, 2012 by impeus

I’ve said before that Carol Ann Duffy’s collection The World’s Wife has been a long time favourite. It’s a collection full of the voices of either female versions of known fictional, historical or mythical figures (Queen Kong, Kray Sisters) their … Continue reading →

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Lent 33: Dart

Posted on March 25, 2012 by impeus

Alice Oswald’s second book, Dart, is a 48 page long poem in the voice of the river Dart as it flows from its source to the sea. It’s based on three years of interviews with local inhabitants around the river, … Continue reading →

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Lent 32: A Game of Marbles

Posted on March 24, 2012 by impeus

The 2011 winner of the T S Eliot prize was John Burnside with his twelfth collection, Black Cat Bone. It has some fantastically morbid and twisted poems in. I love this, for example: the girl from the next house but … Continue reading →

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Lego Club Girls is no longer! But wait…

Posted on March 23, 2012 by impeus

When Polly’s LEGO Club magazine first came through the letterbox yesterday morning, I was initially pleased. No mention of Girls! I thought. Perhaps they listened. It includes Friends! Excellent, an inclusive offer to boys AND girls! I was pleased. Then … Continue reading →

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Argos, LEGO and toy categorisation

Posted on March 23, 2012 by impeus

I “accidentally” bought two LEGO sets today from Argos as we had a voucher. Since I “forgot” to use the voucher when I first went in, I had to go back and buy another set. What a terrible shame! I … Continue reading →

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