Marvell’s Garden
Spenser was twelve when Shakespeare was born, Shakespeare was eight when Donne was born, Donne was twenty-one when Herbert was born, Herbert was fifteen when Milton was born, Milton was … Continue reading
April 15, 2015 · Leave a comment
John Donne’s cancer diary
Jenni Diski, a regular contributor to the London Review of Books, has been diagnosed with inoperable cancer. Her latest piece for the LRB (Vol 36, No 17) describes her reaction … Continue reading
October 1, 2014 · Leave a comment
On the origin of Dylan Thomas
I awoke in the midsummer not to call night, in the white and walk of the morning. Dylan Thomas has such a distinctive voice that we assume he was born … Continue reading
April 30, 2014 · Leave a comment
