Bio: Emma Darwin’s new creative non-fiction, This is Not a Book About Charles Darwin (Holland House Books), was published in 2019; it was acclaimed by the Literary Review as ‘unsparingly honest…wise, witty and informative’. She is the author of two historical novels: The Mathematics of Love (Headline Review) – which...
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Roger Robinson, A Portable Paradise (Peepal Tree Press, 2019)
We had the joy to read this book two months ago, and we couldn’t be happier to learn that this week Roger Robinson has won the T. S. Eliot Prize.
‘I want these poems to help people to practise empathy’ said the author. A Portable Paradise will be the people’s textbook for that matter, no doubt.
“In the lights of mobile phones,
shadows wave makeshift flags, until they no longer wave them
and their sihouette fades to the roaring fiery light.… Then the swan dive of a few bodies.”
– from “Haibun for the Lookers”
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BOOK REVIEW #4 – Jonathan Pinnock, Love and Loss and Other Important Stuff
When it comes to cynicism, we used to be disciples of Conan O’Brien: cynicism was our least favorite quality. But that was until we read Jonathan Pinnock’s Love and Loss and Other Important Stuff. We have to remind here that Gareth E. Rees recently started our conversion, but Jonathan truly...
ALBUM REVIEW #15 – Jeff Swanson & Case-fitter, Fathoms (jazz, out February 28th 2020)
Almost two years after the enchanting Case-fitter album, Chicago-based guitarist and composer Jeff Swanson comes back with Fathoms (BACE Records). In case you missed the aforementioned album, we’d advise you to listen to his versions of Graham’s before pursuing, it’s worth the half hour. The notion of conversation is essential in...
THIS WEEK IN ARTS VOL.3: The Emma Press (books + interview)
Awarded with a grant from Arts Council England only one year after being founded by Emma Wright, The Emma Press has been publishing books for eight years. Eight years of meticulous combination of quantity and quality, eight years of uncompromising expression, eight years of unwavering determination. We couldn’t be happier...
ALBUM REVIEW #14 – Nick Dorian & Shibo, My Friend Dorian
Nick Dorian & Shibo join Jennah Barry on the list of the most moving albums we’ve listened to this last month. You get it: we loved it. Based in Los Angeles, Nick Dorian delivers here an album that couldn’t be more coherent with the current zeitgeist. My Friend Dorian is the...
TUESDAY MUSEDAY – Michel Legrand
Michel Legrand (1932 – 2019) is one of the most respected composers in the history of modern music, alongside Igor Stravinsky, Frank Zappa and Quincy Jones. After having benefited from the tutelage of the famously severe Nadia Boulanger, Michel Legrand composed thousands of pieces and songs for various industries. His...
ALBUM REVIEW #13 – Jennah Barry, Holiday (March 2020)
From the presse release: “On the south shore of Nova Scotia, in a house she helped build, Jennah Barry wrote, arranged, and recorded the songs that comprise Holiday (via Forward Music Group). Holiday follows her first album, Young Men (listen here). Jennah collaborated with Colin Nealis, her “greatest musical partner”—and partner in...
ITW #12 – Jason McMahon (Odd West out on Jan 31 2020)
Public transportation strikes can be painful. Not for us! Almost two months ago, we were stuck home on a cold Fall day. We then received an incoming message announcing Odd West, Jason McMahon’s first solo album after his abundant opportunities as a respected touring musician. Folk/americana? That aroused curiosity. Our...
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THIS WEEK IN ARTS VOL.3: The Emma Press (books + interview)
Awarded with a grant from Arts Council England only one year after being founded by Emma Wright, The Emma Press has been publishing books for eight years. Eight years of meticulous combination of quantity and quality, eight years of uncompromising expression, eight years of unwavering determination. We couldn’t be happier...
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BOOK REVIEW #1 – Alexander Dickow, Appetites
Alexander Dickow once told us “The freer the better, as far as I’m concerned; the freer the literature is, the richer literature is”. You’re in for a tasty ride with Appetites. Associate Professor of French at Virginia Tech, Director of the Cahiers Max Jacob and Communications Manager of Asymptote, Alexander...