Books
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Sylvia Plath: A comparative analysis of ‘Ariel’ and ‘Sheep in Fog’
Read ‘Ariel’ here and ‘Sheep in Fog’ here It begins how we all begin: “Stasis in darkness”, the amniotic void. But as in the rush of childbirth, stillness is displaced with violent immediacy. We are delivered roaring into being, stasis… Continue reading
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Division and Reconciliation in Darren McGarvey’s Poverty Safari
Back in the early 1980s, my Dad, still a schoolboy, was taken on a school trip to Glasgow. The trip was part of his Higher Modern Studies programme, an opportunity to see first-hand the redevelopment projects taking place in the… Continue reading
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Flowers For Algernon: When Knowing Is Not Enough
A few months back, when such luxuries were still possible, a friend and I spent a weekday evening drinking at a pub near Queen’s Park. With the closing bell having already rung, and wishing to postpone the cold walk home… Continue reading
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