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...

Kathleen Raine by Rollie McKenna, 1951 (National Portrait Gallery) 'To make the imperfect perfect, It is enough to love it.' Today marks...

At the heart of Mental Health Awareness Week, I have been delighted to get the chance to read and review a book that captures the...

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...

'We need to change how we act, but just as importantly we need to change how we think.' For Glasgow and the world, climate was at the...

1. The book is beautiful, inside and out Published 75 years ago in 1946, The Story of Three Water Drops was written well before...

She looks still while she is sleeping, but I know better. Head nestled on a makeshift pillow improvised from a rolled-up jumper and flat,...

‘I am Queer. I have fallen from the stars in a burning ball of light… the world made me feel like I was too much. I am not... I am not...