Elizabeth and Ada
This elegant angel stands in Warriston cemetry, Edinburgh. It was raised to remember two sisters: Elizabeth Charlotte Turnbull who died aged 15 months of Typoid Fever: Ada Isabella Turnbull who … Continue reading Elizabeth and Ada
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Elizabeth and Ada [two girls singing]
This elegant angel stands in Warriston cemetery, Edinburgh. It was raised to remember two sisters: Elizabeth Charlotte Turnbull who died aged 15 months of Typhoid Fever: Ada Isabella Turnbull who … Continue reading Elizabeth and Ada [two girls singing]
Girgenti: footnotes and forget-me-nots
Girgenti followed Paestum: To play this short film please click here or on the image above. DISCOVERIES at GIRGENTI: To play this short film please click here or on the image … Continue reading Girgenti: footnotes and forget-me-nots
Girgenti
Girgenti followed Paestum in a blue sky summer that was not little. Beneath this sky two girls sang. It was a beautiful summer.
It was the singing
One of my favourite poems is ‘Two Girls Singing’ by Iain Crichton Smith: I have wondered if Julian Barnes had read this poem before writing ‘Metroland’? Here the poet Tomas Tranströmer … Continue reading It was the singing
We were very sensitive about colours at that time
Metroland, a novel by Julian Barnes, is about two school-age boys growing older in the world. The novel begins and ends with sodium street lighting. One of my favourite poems … Continue reading We were very sensitive about colours at that time
It wasn’t the words or the tune. It was the singing.
This is what I said to a close friend yesterday: “I am going to enjoy my 50th birthday party! I will be reading a poem “Two girls singing” by Iain … Continue reading It wasn’t the words or the tune. It was the singing.