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A Grave You Will Have in the Clouds

2023-12-22T11:43:52+00:00

The fragment of a poem, written in German by a Jew, is a devastating indictment of evil. Read more

A Grave You Will Have in the Clouds2023-12-22T11:43:52+00:00

In search of deep England

2023-12-15T12:30:07+00:00

The pheasants flew high, lost in the mist. Lost in this magical kingdom that had been like this for centuries, and with a little luck and a lot of hard

In search of deep England2023-12-15T12:30:07+00:00

September 1, 1939

2023-12-15T12:27:18+00:00

The poem W. H. Auden wrote in response to the outbreak of World War II achieved a newfound fame in the wake of 9/11. Read more

September 1, 19392023-12-15T12:27:18+00:00

The UN vs Israel

2023-12-08T14:45:16+00:00

There’s an old joke about the United Nations having a football team. ‘But who would they play?’ it goes. ‘Why, Israel of course.’ There may not be much humour in

The UN vs Israel2023-12-08T14:45:16+00:00