British & Irish 66

Autumn is the time of little miracles and marvellous presents. Nature presents us with the gift of beautiful colours and misty mornings. These moments are fragile and their number is limited, but th……続きを見る

Poems from the hinterland of the heart are a collection of thoughts and feelings reflecting daily emotions which constantly rise up to the conscious thought whilst trying to live a normal daily life……続きを見る

Selection of BBC Radio 4 regular Kate Fox's most requested comic poems. As heard on Saturday Live, BBC1, BBC2 and stages all over the U.K including Glastonbury Festival where she's website Poet in R……続きを見る

I have watched the Fawlty Towers series more often than any other television show. What a pity only twelve episodes were ever created. Since then, I attended a few Fawlty Towers live theater/restaur……続きを見る

A book of modern, easy to read poems written in a pure and simplistic style. To understand the artistry and meaning each poem conveys, the reader need not have a degree in English, and a dictionary ……続きを見る

When writing poetry, I prefer rhyme - it's just the way I am. I always write what I feel inside. I suppose some would phrase it as 'coming from the heart', and I guess there is truth in that. Autumn……続きを見る

Count Orlok, the famous vampire in the silent film Nosferatu, has had it with modern interpretation of what it means to be a vampire. So, he's putting on a play, HIS play, to show people how it real……続きを見る

Christina's mind is spit into two. One half is the conservative, rational thinking version of herself. The other half is her true artistic nature. Together they complain and argue about the choices ……続きを見る

Pandora has opened her box, and from it comes forth the ancient beings of myth trapped in an endless circle of pain and misery. Hole is in search of new pains to admire and learn. Goliath is again g……続きを見る

Rene D'Cart has awoken in a dreamland where she must discover the answer to the unanswerable question of "Why?" She travels through many worlds in which she meets with the paramount of many differen……続きを見る

Time-travelling ex-postman Harley Byrne's ongoing mission is to capture and make available for download "all the world's music, ever." In this stage adaptation of one of his adventures, Byrne takes ……続きを見る

First staged at London's National Theatre in 1980, having been commissioned by Peter Hall, The Romans in Britain contrasts Julius Caesar's Roman invasion of Celtic Britain with the Saxon invasion of……続きを見る

'Darren and George' is a one act Play exploring the relevance of some of George Harrison's ideas. The scene is a south Liverpool railway station. Darren is a young delinquent. He is violent and disi……続きを見る

Because power is fragile, it requires you naked. That is why the most powerful people in the world have sex in hotels. In fact, having sex in the best hotels makes you powerful. It doesn't matter ho……続きを見る

If you go, I don't think you should come back. On a startlingly bright autumn night in 2006, Harper Regan walked away from her home, her husband and daughter, and kept walking. She told nobody that ……続きを見る

*The village has lied. William has lied. It is not because I am undeserving. Not because I am young and they are old. God has given them nothing. I know this now. Knives in Hens* is a brutal fable s……続きを見る

What happens when someone tells you that you're the answer to the riddle of life? What happens when a stranger in Starbucks gives you something that will change your world forever? What happens if t……続きを見る

So how do I write poetry? Well, I would like to say that I have a scheduled poetry slot in my diary and I sit in the corner of a rustic café, quill in hand and write while I sip on a fancy coffee. A……続きを見る

This antiquarian volume comprises Richard Jefferies' early example of post-apocalyptic fiction, 'After London'. After an unspecified disaster depopulates England, a small number of survivors are for……続きを見る

This vintage book contains a wonderful collection of poems by Edward Thomas. A great addition to any bookshelf, this text is a veritable must-have for fans of Thomas's work, and is not to be missed ……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "Paradise Regained is a poem by the English poet John Milton, published in 1671. It is connected by name to his earlier and more famous epic poem Paradise Lost, with which it……続きを見る

Oh this ain't a farm. This is a loading dock. No such things as farms anymore, not around here. A chicken farm in rural England. New boy Tim has just arrived for his first shift. The job is pretty s……続きを見る

Written between August and December 1938, Autumn Journal is still considered one of the most valuable and moving testaments of living through the thirties by a young writer. It is a record of the au……続きを見る

She Stoops to Conquer is a comedy by Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith that was first performed in London in 1773. The play is a favourite for study by English literature and theatre classes in Britain……続きを見る

Though John Glenday has long been admired for his lyrically delicate and emotionally powerful poetry, he has remained something of a well-kept secret. His third collection, Grain, makes his singular……続きを見る

Ian Duhig’s erudite, compassionate and often wonderfully droll poetry sits at the intersection of the literary and folk traditions, and moves in an easy and masterly fashion between them. While this……続きを見る

Volumes 1 to 4 of the 8 volume collection edited by William Knight, in a single file. These volumes include his finest and best-known poems (composed 1787-1813), including The Prelude. According to ……続きを見る

The 3-volume Oxford edition, edited by Thomas Hutchinson, and first published in 1914. According to Wikipedia: "Percy Bysshe Shelley (August 4, 1792 July 8, 1822) was one of the major English Romant……続きを見る

Duanaire an Chéid contains poems written between 1900 and 2000, selected by Gearóid Denvir. Although it contains many of the best-known Irish-language poets, there are also poems by lesser known wri……続きを見る

The book brings together subtle and moving meditations on exile and belonging, travel and home, and honours many friends and loved ones along the way. In a series of poems that frequently recall the……続きを見る