Books to read in the heat of summer
Summer reading! As an English literature student, I look forward to when I am able to pick up a book that I’ve been meaning to read of my own volition,…
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Done watching Squid Game? Why not try reading Korean poetry?
Sure, South Korean TV shows are amazing-- but have you taken a look at the literature from the little peninsula?
Commentary: ‘A Day on the River’ by Vernon Scannell (Part 1)
Scannell foregrounds a wider theme of maturation through a gradual shift in his description of the river, conveying remembrance and the loss of an innocent childhood.
Dead [Women] Poets Society: Resurrecting Women Writers of the Past
Stella writes about the Dead Women's Poet Society, and their recent event, remembering key female poets.
Hamlet: Tragic, Funny and Devastatingly Human
This was a production that, although mildly weak in some areas, gave us an overwhelming reminder of why Hamlet is one of the most widely reproduced of all Shakespeare’s plays…
Rainbow Magic – my favourite book series as a child that shaped my view of nature
Janet Cheng reviews how her favourite childhood book series shaped her view of nature.
Imaginative travel: ‘Notes from a Small Island’
Despite ongoing lockdown restrictions and hopes of travel still far from being realised, we are determined not to let hopes dry up. Although we can’t travel in the most traditional…
The American Cowboy
An article exploring the legendary character of the American cowboy, through novels like Zane Grey's and Annie Proulx's.
Reading in the time of coronavirus
Janet Cheng sheds a personal light of her reading experience in the time of coronavirus.