National Trust slammed for asking children to write poems lamenting British Empire

Chartwell, Kent Chartwell’s land has history dating back to the 14th century and it is thought to have been built on as early as the 16th century, with Historic England noting that some of the Tudor brickwork is still visible on external walls.  Chartwell, now a Grade I listed building, became the family home of … Read more

National Trust slammed for asking children to write poems lamenting British Empire

Chartwell, Kent Chartwell’s land has history dating back to the 14th century and it is thought to have been built on as early as the 16th century, with Historic England noting that some of the Tudor brickwork is still visible on external walls.  Chartwell, now a Grade I listed building, became the family home of … Read more

Parliamentary staff write poems about their privilege after Black Lives Matter protests

Parliamentary staff told to write poems about privilege on a ‘digital wall’ made after Black Lives Matter protests – with one woke worker insisting they can no longer watch police comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine over its ‘cosy lies’ Parliamentary staff have been urged to admit their ‘privilege’ on a digital wall Staff can write poetry and … Read more

Parliamentary staff told to write poems about their privilege in wake of Black Lives Matter protests

Parliamentary staff told to write poems about privilege on a ‘digital wall’ made after Black Lives Matter protests – with one woke worker insisting they can no longer watch police comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine over its ‘cosy lies’ Parliamentary staff have been urged to admit their ‘privilege’ on a digital wall Staff can write poetry and … Read more

No boring theory or intellectual snobbery. Just poems awash with well-loved lines

A Little History Of Poetry John Carey Yale University £14.99 Rating: Roughly 250 years ago, James Boswell asked Dr Johnson: ‘What is poetry?’ ‘Why sir, it is much easier to say what it is not,’ replied Johnson. ‘We all know what light is; but it is not easy to tell what it is.’ John Carey … Read more