von Thom | Montag, Juni 29, 2020 | Get informed
Charles Sorley, 1895-1915 Such, such is Death: no triumph: no defeat:Only an empty pail, a slate rubbed clean,A merciful putting away of what has been. And this we know: Death is not Life, effete,Life crushed, the broken pail. We who have seenSo marvellous things know...
von Thom | Montag, Juni 8, 2020 | Get informed
Today’s poem is Kofi Dadzie’s “Baton”. As the title suggests it tells us more about a baton, a club typically used by the police to hit people. Kofi Dadzie explores the metaphor of violence against black people (especially police violence) being similar to conducting...
von Thom | Mittwoch, Juni 3, 2020 | Get informed
When you keep trying to reach the limit of what is possible, there are several potential outcomes. If you are lucky, you might succeed at your endeavour and everything is well. However, the opposite is just as likely. Sooner or later you might reach critical mass, a...
von Thom | Mittwoch, Mai 27, 2020 | Get informed
When you find yourself in a particularly small room you might think about hardly being able to move.One way to express the this idea is by saying there is “no room to swing a cat”. Now, I know what you’re thinking. Huh? Who would swing a cat? And would you grab it at...
von Thom | Montag, Mai 25, 2020 | Practice, Practice Vocabulary
Have a look at the Jabberwocky again. You can read and listen to the poem...