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The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour turns a new page
I am very pleased to (belatedly) report that, despite the sad and untimely death of Josephine Hart in June this year, her wonderful Josephine Hart Poetry Hour lives on, with the help of her many prominent friends and supporters. The sold-out event, the first since her passing, was held at the British Library Conference Centre on 7th November 2011. […]
Plaque spotting: T. S. Eliot (1888 – 1965)
October 11, 2011
Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888 – 1965), better known as T. S. Eliot, was a highly acclaimed American-born poet and playwright who spent much of his life in England, becoming a British citizen in 1927. A brown plaque commemorating T. S. Eliot’s association with the publishing company Faber & Faber can be seen at 24 Russell Square […]
Poets, monsters & vampyres – a Romantic walking tour
July 21, 2011
Shoppers on Marchmont Street in Bloomsbury may have noticed a blue plaque that appeared a little while ago at No. 87, to commemorate Percy Bysshe Shelley’s and Mary Shelley’s time in a house that once stood on the site. But what is perhaps less well known is that just a few streets beyond the northern and eastern boundaries […]
RIP Josephine Hart
June 3, 2011
On April 16, Bloomsbury Bytes profiled the Josephine Hart Poetry Hour, held the previous evening at The National Theatre. Sadly, this was to be Josephine’s last, as we have learned that she has died of ovarian cancer, aged 69. She is survived by her husband Maurice Saatchi, and her two sons. For Josephine Hart’s obituary at The Guardian […]
The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour
April 16, 2011
The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour has become something of an institution in London. Running for many years in various locations and guises, it settled into its current home at the British Library in 2004, where readings are now held roughly once a month. Josephine Hart (above), an author with a background in the publishing world, hosts each event and provides thoughtful […]
London Bytes
- View of the week: Alien doppelgänger March 28, 2013 Belinda
- Noam Chomsky @ British Library March 27, 2013 Belinda
- View of the week: Lichtenstein @ Tate Modern March 12, 2013 Belinda
November 19, 2011
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