Kirsten MacQuarrie
Apr 8, 20232 min
Women's Voices with Sara Sheridan at the Soutar Festival of Words 2023
‘This is such a large part of the life of almost any woman that I venture to record it for those who do not know, not for those who do....
Kirsten MacQuarrie
Aug 15, 202214 min
Her ‘Great Battle’
Five reasons why Kathleen Raine’s Second World War essays can help us find peace through poetry ‘A losing battle? All battles are lost by...
Kirsten MacQuarrie
Jun 13, 20222 min
Happy Birthday Kathleen Raine, 14th June 1908
Kathleen Raine by Rollie McKenna, 1951 (National Portrait Gallery) 'To make the imperfect perfect, It is enough to love it.' Today marks...
Kirsten MacQuarrie
Mar 21, 20225 min
Four reasons why Kathleen Raine's 'The World of Living Green' is springtime inspiration
In December 2021, I posted three reasons why I think Kathleen Raine’s The Story of Three Water Drops is a Christmas classic, and this...
Kirsten MacQuarrie
Dec 17, 20213 min
Three reasons why Kathleen Raine’s 'The Story of Three Water Drops' is a Christmas classic
1. The book is beautiful, inside and out Published 75 years ago in 1946, The Story of Three Water Drops was written well before...
Kirsten MacQuarrie
Nov 28, 20201 min
Belated Book Week: 'Ellen and Arbor' and novel no.2
Hi everyone, A (Belated) Happy Book Week Scotland to you all! I'm sorry that it's been all quiet on the blogging front for a while, but...