Exploring the legacy in Poetry and Song of the Lost Generation of World War I and those deeply affected by the conflict.
Poetry and Song by the lost generation of World War I and those deeply affected by the conflict
Richard Roddis tenor , Clive Pollard piano
Rosalind Williams & Gillian von Fragstein reader
Composers: George Butterworth, the emblem of lost talent; W Denis Browne and Ernest Farrar, who both left only a handful of pieces. Poets: Edward Thomas, Rupert Brooke, Francis Ledwidge, Wilfrid Gibson. Straddling the two art-forms and prolifi c in...
On the opening night of the first ever Relight My Fire festival tomorrow (Tuesday), join performance poet Matt Harvey as he premieres his new energy-inspired collection, The Element In the Room.
Currently poet-in-residence with Regen SW, (a centre for expertise in sustainable energy), Matt has gleaned some stimulating new material inspired by our love affair with energy.
Where do we go from here? If anyone can make light of the situation, it’s this man. Putting solar under the spotlight and giving wind-turbines a twist, Matt introduces a packed programme with featured poet...
Local law firm Gilbert Stephens is continuing its support of Ottery St Mary Church by sponsoring a poetry recital by Norman Bowler, alias ‘Frank Tate’ from Emmerdale. The ex-TV soap star will be reading Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
Tickets cost £5 and will be available on the door, with proceeds going towards Ottery St Mary Parish Church Funds.
Gilbert Stephens solicitor Elizabeth Govier says “We have had quite a bit of interest over this event, which we were pleased to publicise in our window. We are proud to be supporting Ottery St Mary...
Tickets go on sale on Monday 28 July for the sixth annual Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival, taking place Thursday 18th – Sunday 21st September.
The festival, which attracts international interest, has grown year upon year and attracts some of the nation’s top authors.
The line-up for this year’s event includes best-selling and prize-winning author Paddy Ashdown who will discuss his new book, The Cruel Victory: the French Resistance and the Battle for the Vercors 1944.
Inventor, scientist and originator of the Gaia theory James Lovelock will also be at the...
One of the best ways of saying you’re sorry is to not beat around the bush and say how remorseful you really are. Don’t be defensive of your actions or what you said, and don’t try to downplay what happened. Also avoid the cardinal mistake of blaming the other person for your actions. Accept the fact that you were in the wrong, and make sure that you express it properly.
#2 – Write a Poem
If you are a creative person, you could write a poem or a song which shows how you feel. The key is to keep it simple, yet expressive. In case you...
Join Charles Adrian Gillott as Ms Samantha Mann for stories about a well-meaning spinster librarian whose best friend has left her holding the rabbit. Part of the Ignite Festival that runs from 2nd-7th of June in Exeter (igniteexeter.org.uk)
"Wry, mischievous and strangely moving... Something like the secret life of Miss Prism imagined by Alan Bennett and performed by Hinge or Bracket" Ben Walters, nottelevision.net "A minutely-observed comic creation" The Scotsman "Delightfully feminist... a feel-good hit" The F-Word Comedy
Join Charles Adrian Gillott as Ms Samantha Mann for stories about a well-meaning spinster librarian whose best friend has left her holding the rabbit. Part of the Ignite Festival that runs from 2nd-7th of June in Exeter (igniteexeter.org.uk)
"Wry, mischievous and strangely moving... Something like the secret life of Miss Prism imagined by Alan Bennett and performed by Hinge or Bracket" Ben Walters, nottelevision.net "A minutely-observed comic creation" The Scotsman "Delightfully feminist... a feel-good hit" The F-Word Comedy
New brain imaging technology is helping researchers to bridge the gap between art and science by mapping the different ways in which the brain responds to poetry and prose.
Scientists at the University of Exeter used state-of-the-art functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technology, which allows them to visualise which parts of the brain are activated to process various activities. No one had previously looked specifically at the differing responses in the brain to poetry and prose.
In research published in the Journal of Consciousness Studies , the team found...
