Last year, Mr Gums and I bought a new car to replace our loved but aging 15-year-old Subaru Forester. We've been keen to move into the hybrid world but wanted to stay with the SUV-style for various practical reasons, so, as soon as a reasonably-priced hybrid SUV appeared on the market here - the Toyota … Continue reading Steven Carroll, The lost life (#BookReview)
TS Eliot
Weekends with T.S. Eliot (2)
We are all everyone and everyone is us. (Fiona Shaw, talking about The waste land) Last weekend I finished the Perspectives section of The waste land app, by listening to Fiona Shaw, Frank Turner and Jeanette Winterson. The fascinating thing is that they all say the same things, albeit in slightly different ways. Timeless, universal, undated Shaw … Continue reading Weekends with T.S. Eliot (2)
Weekends with TS Eliot
In which I further exploring the iPad app for TS Eliot's The waste land, particularly in terms of the poem's sound/musicality.
TS Eliot’s The waste land, app-style
Hands up if you've seen Touchpress's gorgeous iPad app for TS Eliot's poem The wasteland? Now, if your hand is up, why didn't you tell me about it? Luckily, though, I have a real-life, dinky-di librarian friend who told me what my online friends didn't! This is not going to be a proper review as … Continue reading TS Eliot’s The waste land, app-style
Whispering Gums 