

Kirsten MacQuarrie
- Aug 19
- 1 min
As woman is, so she sees - writing for Bluestocking Oxford
'Powered by personal poetic spirit, Dr Kathleen Raine’s innovative research offered a key with which readers could unlock William Blake’s...


Kirsten MacQuarrie
- Aug 8
- 1 min
#KathleenRaine115 - captioned recording
If you missed out on a coveted ticket to #KathleenRaine115 on 14th June, or if you were one of our 100+ attendees and are ready to relive...


Kirsten MacQuarrie
- Apr 24
- 2 min
Happy 115th Birthday Kathleen Raine at the Scottish Poetry Library
'Traced on the wild that legendary land More ancient than song or story or carved stone My mother and her mother's mother knew: the green...


Kirsten MacQuarrie
- Apr 8
- 2 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, 2022
- 14 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, 2022
- 2 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, 2022
- 5 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, 2021
- 3 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...