I have written an article on Poetry in Modern Culture for the Spectator Life. Click here to read it!
Poetry in Modern Culture Article
Tag Archives: Poetry
Lake District Article
I wrote an article on the Lake District and its poetry. Click here to read it!
First Love by Gwendoline Riley
‘First Love’ is about Neve, a writer in her mid-30s who is married to an older man named Edwyn, and it tells the story of what her life was like before. Continue reading First Love by Gwendoline Riley
‘Falling Awake’ and ‘The Remedies’ Poetry
August has been a very exciting month for reading new poems, with the release of two collections from two poetry powerhouses: ‘Falling Awake’ by Alice Oswald and ‘The Remedies’ by Katharine Towers. Continue reading ‘Falling Awake’ and ‘The Remedies’ Poetry
Bunny Biscuits
Because, Easter.
To make 20 large biscuits, you will need:
7 oz slightly salted butter
5 oz caster sugar
12 oz plain flour
1 medium free range egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 pinch of salt
Quick Beauty Fix
Can we talk about skin please? Dry skin? Because my hands really struggle in February. Each fingertip hosts a small and painful skin-split that usually takes ages to heal. Continue reading Quick Beauty Fix
Valentine’s Day Chocolate Cake
Winter / Spring Nude Makeup
I hope that nude makeup remains the unchallenged face-fashion champion, at least until I finish typing this blog post.
Glow January Glow!
My skin seems to be labouring under the illusion that it’s right to be lacking in glow or joie de vivre. It is dull and grey outside and party season seems like many moons ago… Oh, the moon! Iridescent, incandescent. La lune! It illuminates, unlike my skin.
So how can we get this glow back? With the help of…
November Skin
‘November skin’ – that’s a thing, right?
At least there’s something about finding ourselves firmly knee deep in Autumn (wearing boots up to the knees) that makes me think about skincare in more nuanced ways… with plenty of scope for luxury.