“I would be miserable cranking out a book every three or four years,” Donna Tartt mentioned offhandedly to The Telegraph, when asked about the ten years between the releases of her three books shortly after the release of The Goldfinch in 2013. With clockwork timing, May 2023 saw fans adamant that Tartt had a release… Continue reading The cult of irony: Donna Tartt’s 2023 release that didn’t exist
As of June 2023, the Forward Poetry Prizes will award the first literary prize for spoken word poets,with a best spoken poem category being awarded alongside the best written poem category. But, why has it taken this long for spoken word poetry to gain this recognition and why now? Currently, the standard for poetry at… Continue reading Why we stopped listening to spoken poetry – and then tuned back in
’20 percent of those over the age of 85 live in poverty’ As of 2021, the number of pensioners living below the poverty line rose to above 2 million, despite the retirement age being increased to 66. According to Age UK, that number has only risen, with 18 percent of pensioners’ incomes being less than… Continue reading British pensioners are facing poverty
