Much of the literature of the 20th Century has been written in response to momentous events such as the first and second world wars. Draw up a short list of some of the momentous events that have been hitting our planet in the last 5 years and suggest a few ways in which writers might …
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Blog #3
Near the end of Eliot’s “The Waste Land” he writes “These fragments I have shored against my ruin”. In the spirit of Eliot’s version of the world, write a poem or a short prose passage that uses this line as its opening. INVENTING REALITY These fragments I have shored against my ruin conspire against me. …
Blog #1
Describe an experience in your own life where you seem to have touched something much deeper than your ordinary everyday experience. Travel. There’s something magical, whether spontaneous or planned, about venturing out into the world and immersing yourself in the culture, history and surroundings of foreign lands. As we are now facing a global pandemic, …
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