von Thom | Sonntag, Mai 24, 2020 | Get informed
Lewis Carroll (from Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, 1872) ‚Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. „Beware...
von Thom | Mittwoch, Mai 20, 2020 | Get informed
Everything Is Meaningless 1 The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem: 2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” 3 What do people gain from all their labors at which...
von Thom | Montag, Mai 4, 2020 | Get informed
Sir Patrick Stewart, well-known actor on both screen and stage, has started reading #ASonnetADay. We would like to make you aware of this process and encourage you to have a look, have a read, and have a listen. Sonnet 18 is probably Shakespeare’s most famous sonnet....
von Thom | Montag, Mai 4, 2020 | Practice
Poetry is a lot more than just cleverly arranged stylistic devices, surrounded by poetic language. Different people can look at the same poem and have completely different, sometimes even conflicting interpretations which may be valid at the same time, provided they...
von Merve Yilmaz | Montag, April 27, 2020 | Get informed
New content for isolated times: a weekly poem to keep our spirits up. Read, listen, and enjoy. Dulce Et Decorum Est- Wilfried Owen (Oct. 1917- Mar. 1918) Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,Till on the...