Honouring Keats
Dear Poetry Lover, On the twenty-third day of February, I will be honouring the memory of one of my favourite Romantic poets, John Keats. I will be making...
Nikiphoros Lytras, Kalanta (Carols), oil on canvas, 1872 (December)
In this Newsletter: Nikiphoros Lytras - image of carol singersA small gift for you!Historic Brixham - print Nikiphoros Lytras, Kalanta (Carols), oil on...
Museums, early photography and a museum app (November)
In this Newsletter: Ten Great Museums & Galleries of London Remembering Boissonnas, Photographer of the Greek Land and People Museo Ten Great Museums &...
Roses & lavender, writings and a new book (October)
In this Newsletter: Roses & Lavender photograph published Some of my latest writings A new book Roses & Lavender, B&W photography published Some of my...
New titles from Lone Fox Publishing (September)
How was your summer? Hope it all went well. Did you enjoy the black and white photography from the last issue? More photography projects forthcoming both of...
Summer greetings (August)
The regular features of this newsletter will take a break for August. Enjoy a selection of my black & white photographs of Greece. Back with Books & News in...
Ah! what pleasant visions haunt me - Longfellow (July)
In this Newsletter Poem of the Month From: The Secret of the Sea (1850) By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) This is one of my favourite poems about the...
In praise of the sea: a prose-poem (June)
In this Newsletter Poem of the month (this month the poem of the month is a prose-poem) Encomium of the Sea (opening) By Kostas Karyotakis (1896–1928) Image...
'There’s sweetness in an apple tree, / And profit in the corn': Christina Rossetti on the beauty of the rose (May)
In this Newsletter From my Black & White Photographs: roses in formal garden (above) Poem of the Month Image of the Month Poem of the Month Christina G....
Greek Easter special - tzatziki recipes
Greek Easter special: tzatziki to accompany your Sunday Roast Special festive edition This is a special festive edition of Books and News to help with...
Cherry blossom at Easter (April)
In this Newsletter Poem of the Month Image of the Month Happy Easter My Easter gift to you Poem of the Month From ‘Loveliest of trees, the cherry now’, A...
Roses in art and poetry (March)
In this Newsletter Poem of the Month Image of the Month Roses image from my Black & White Photography collection Roses in Poetry Book Poem of the Month from...
Tribute to Keats (February)
In this Newsletter Poem of the Month Image of the Month John Keats anniversary Keats and the Pre-Raphaelites book summary Poem of the Month John Keats...