Bands on Twitter

It’s time for another round up of the bands I’ve followed/have been followed by on Twitter. Five bands this time ’round.

I’m not having a lot of success with this poetry thing.

Not that I want to make excuses, but I’m knackered. This new work schedule and my infection has knocked me for six.

Profound conversation

I managed to leave the house today 🙂 The errand I had to run was a partial success and I got a chance to visit Ellie, and also arrange to meet F for lunch a week Friday as we’re due a catchup.

NaPoWriMo day 23

It’s been a few days since I felt able to write poetry but I think I’ve got something forming.

Novel news

The second draft continues apace. Due to having a bit of peace and quiet over the weekend while I was at Dad’s

450 years since the birth of the Bard (and 398 years since his death)

Shakespeare is traditionally said to have been born and died on the same date: 23rd April. Tomorrow is the 450th anniversary (approximately) of his birth.

Five Fascinating Facts about Shakespeare

An educational and humourous list of facts in honour of the Bard’s birth and death day tomorrow.

Interesting Literature

As tomorrow, 23 April, traditionally marks the birthday of the most famous poet and playwright in the English language, we thought we’d celebrate Shakespeare’s 450th birthday by sharing five facts about him. We’ve tried to steer clear of the very obvious, partly because we’ve already written about Shakespeare several times before (see below for one example), but all of these facts have a Shakespeare link and are … well, facts.

1. He appears to have invented the girls’ names Jessica, Olivia, Imogen, and Miranda. Jessica is Shylock’s daughter in The Merchant of Venice, and the name was quite probably Shakespeare’s coinage (the idea being to create a Jewish-sounding name). Olivia appears in Twelfth Night, and Miranda is Prospero’s daughter in The Tempest. (The name Amanda was probably formed off the back of Miranda, so Shakespeare indirectly gave us that name, too.) Imogen was probably the result of a misprint:…

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NaPoWriMo day 19

Another rough draft. I really should make more effort to polish these poems up before I publish them. I suppose it’s the nature of something like NaPoWriMo, the purpose is, for me at least, to stir my creativity. I haven’t had a lot of success.

Review: The Cambridge Companion to Einstein

Editor: Michel Janssen and Christophe Lehner

2014
Cambridge University Press (New York)
ISBN: 9780521535427

Review: ‘The Greenland Breach’ by Bernard Besson

Details
Originally published: Groenland
2011
Odile Jacob (France)

Present edition: Translated by Julie Rose
2013
Le French Book (New York)

ISBN:9781939474070