Helen Keller comes out of the dark
On this day in 1880 the American writer and activist Helen Keller was born in Alabama. At the age of nineteen months, Keller suffered a severe illness that left her deaf and blind. Her loving... Read More
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Andre Maurois fights the Nazis
On this day in 1885 the French writer and politician Andre Maurois was born. Maurois spent time in Britain before the fall of France in 1940 and was a pronounced Anglophile who wrote biographies of... Read More
Poetry Blog
The New PCL Commonplace Book Has Arrived
The original book – Poetry Changes Lives – was inspired by the author’s commonplace book – that he was given at school. He has used... Read More
Poetry Therapy for the Inner Child
When Paul Gauguin painted his famous masterpiece ‘D’où Venons Nous / Que Sommes Nous / Où Allons Nous’ (Where Do We Come From, What... Read More
William Dalrymple, Historian, Presenter and Chronicler of Djinns, Jains and Jesus (and so much more)
The genial yet commanding figure of William Dalrymple has been a regular feature of the wonderfully unique Beyond Borders International Festival at Traquair House, Innerleithen... Read More