At Aya Sofia by Edward Lucie-Smith
[January 2002] Today it’s snowing, snowing In Istanbul, Stamboul, Constantinople, New Rome, Byzantium. The city has mislaid its Jews And…
An interview with the editor of The London Magazine, Steven O’Brien
The London Magazine interviews Steven O’Brien, editor of The London Magazine ahead of their first general poetry competition. The London…
Nyx and Oneiroi: The Depiction of Dreams in Renaissance Art by Erik Martiny
La Renaissance et le rêve, Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, 9 October 2013 – 26 January 2014 La Renaissance et…
Calcutta by Amit Chaudhuri
Calcutta: Two Years in the City, Amit Chaudhuri, Union Books, 2013, 320pp, £16.99, (Hardback) The modern megacity is characterised…
Last Heron by Stella Davis
Last Heron As the last heron goes, rooks fall from the sky like old black rags to carpet the new-laid…
London’s Forgotten Genius
Tucked away on the wall of 128 Kensington Church Street is a blue plaque marking the one-time home of Muzio…
A Glamorous Life by Karl Manders
IN THE SUMMER, while their shells are still a pale colour, you may eat the white kernels of unripe hazel…
A Glamorous Life by Karl Manders
IN THE SUMMER, while their shells are still a pale colour, you may eat the white kernels of unripe hazel…
A Discrete Disclosure by Desmond King
Frank’s Englishness was all about him for he dressed in country wear: tweed sports jackets, check shirts, Burberry rain macs,…
A Discrete Disclosure by Desmond King
Frank’s Englishness was all about him for he dressed in country wear: tweed sports jackets, check shirts, Burberry rain macs,…
Smoothly from Harrow, but a Bit Late by Chris Moss
Chris Moss traces the literary journey of the commuter and celebrates his arrival as a 21st century Everyman “Man is…
Coriolanus at the Donmar
‘Tom Hiddleston is no stranger to Shakespearean leads, and his performance as Coriolanus captures the multifaceted character of the warrior: his weakness and his strength.’
Heather Wells reviews Coriolanus.
A Love Letter to London and Ideas Becoming Reality, An Interview with Martin Roth
I’m wondering what you think of London’s cultural significance in 2013. If you make this interview just about London, it…
Whistler by River and Sea by Marina Vaizey
An American in London: Whistler and the Thames Dulwich Picture Gallery 16 October 2013 – 12 January 2014 The charming,…
Poems on the Underground
If for some reason you ever find yourself playing ‘Tube Bingo’ there a few things that you are guaranteed to…
The Teacher by Manash Bhattacharjee
To Upal Deb He wasn’t a blackboard Framing flightless birds Not a classroom figure Offering the curriculum To rows of…
Madonna and Child by Hugh Dunkerley
Don’t believe the lies: Joseph was a randy little sod. That’s why we had to leave, go back to Bethlehem…
Saints and Cheeses in the Philippines by Tom Sykes
In 2010, I moved to the Philippines to work as a journalist, taking my then partner Donna and four-year-old stepdaughter…
Snowbound by Michael O’Neill
Snowbound Carriages lit and still between the drifts … With each flake it took on a new form, the city…
The Matter that Doesn’t Matter – Hill of Doors by Robin Robertson
Robin Robertson Hill of Doors The Matter that Doesn’t Matter – Hill of Doors by Robin Robertson ‘He’s back…
Easter Island by Fiona Brenninkmaker
Charting the evolution of Easter Island wooden carvings from spiritual receptacle to auction treasure. Allow me to take you on…
The Soviet Prom by Neil Herrington
Wednesday, 21 August 1968 The moment you and Slava enter the dining room, he throws himself on the…
The Soviet Prom by Neil Herrington
Wednesday, 21 August 1968 The moment you and Slava enter the dining room, he throws himself on the first…
Coleshill by Fiona Sampson
Coleshill, Fiona Sampson, Chatto & Windus, 80pp, £10.00 (paperback) ‘If only form were language…’ (‘Dreamsongs’) ‘We tremble, feeling everything’s in…
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