The house of fame
ONLY A SHRINE/ BUT MINE’ – The distich was composed by the aesthete and homosexual love-object Stephen Tennant for emblazoning somewhere amid the mirrors and sea shells of his country retreat at Wilsford, Wiltshire. Here he spent most of his later life in bed, complete with maquillage and jewels, meditating what he called ‘a husky […]
How to beat the Bounderbys: Jonathan Keates reviews the rewards and difficulties of teaching
Jonathan Keates recently celebrated 30 years of teaching English at the City of London School. Here he reviews the rewards and increasing frustrations of his profession.
Jonathan Keates on poetry and song
What does a poem require to make it work as a song? Jonathan Keates looks at rather a complicated aria.