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January 22, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Ali Whitelock: and my heart crumples like a coke can
and my heart crumples like a coke can Ali Whitelock Wakefield Press I finished reading Ali Whitelock’s poetry volume the day I heard of Mary Oliver’s passing. I had been savouring the pages of “coke can”, taking my time, reading no more than four poems in a sitting; deep stories, they require a lot of you (in the best possible way), they sit with […]Archive
February 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 29: The Incredible String Band – “The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter”
I am pretty green when it comes to The Incredible String Band. One of those groups I’ve read about more than I’ve listened to. That said, I did read a book about the British psych/folk scene of the 60s/70s and it prompted me to buy a compilation of the String Band’s “hits” – not that […]Archive
February 10, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 586
Big Country, Peace In Our Time (1988) A lot of the albums from the 1980s that are in my record collection either first belonged to my folks, my grandparents or an aunty or uncle – or I’ve gone and bought them because I heard them there first. If I haven’t inherited it I’ve sought it […]Archive
February 14, 2016 by Simon Sweetman