Blog – Page 65 – Culture Matters

Albrecht Dürer – Champion of the Peasants

15 May 2021 / 430

Jenny Farrell writes about Albrecht Dürer, who made art in supported of the democratic movements of his time Albrecht Dürer was born 550 years ago, on 21... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell

Cultural Commentary

In defence of the cultivated imagination: An appreciation of Tommy Jackson

15 May 2021 / 367

Mike Sanders presents an appreciation of Tommy Jackson Thomas Alfred “Tommy” Jackson (1879 – 1955) has been described as “the most brilliant proletarian intellectual to come out... Continue reading

Mike Sanders

Poetry

Gaza Stripped

15 May 2021 / 343

Gaza Stripped by David Erdos War is raw in reverse, which is the state of foul play in Gaza.Now, more than ever is the wrath of God... Continue reading

David Erdos

The chronology of revolution: Communism, culture, and civil society in 20th century Britain

15 May 2021 / 378

Ben Harker introduces his new book, The chronology of revolution: Communism, culture, and civil society in 20th century Britain Continue reading

Ben Harker

Poetry

In future we will turn the guns on you

10 May 2021 / 287

Jenny Farrell marks the 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune As we mark the 150th anniversary of the French proletariat’s heroic first bid to set up La... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell

The Boy in the Subway

4 May 2021 / 299

The Boy in the Subway by Tony Webb I met my wife for breakfast.Futile negotiationsin the bookshop café at the Dylan Thomas Centre.A peaceful haven amongst books... Continue reading

Tony Webb

Poetry

Camels and Needles

25 April 2021 / 397

Camels and Needles by Rebecca Lowe ‘It is easier for a camel to passThrough the eye of a needleThan for a rich man to enter heaven’… ‘Ah,’... Continue reading

Rebecca Lowe

Fiction

Raymond Chandler: The Man Behind The Mask

25 April 2021 / 333

Dennis Broe reviews Raymond Chandler: The Man Behind The Mask, by Ken Fuller, and discusses how Chandler and others unmasked the capitalist delusion that was – and is?... Continue reading

Dennis Broe

Poetry

Invisible

23 April 2021 / 319

Invisible by Pamela Thomas Cheryl’s dog died yesterday, scruffy thing. He made it to fifteen But no-one asked how she was. They never do. So no-one knows... Continue reading

Pamela Thomas

Music

Prokofiev and Peter and the Wolf

22 April 2021 / 340

Jenny Farrell introduces Sergei Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf”, one of the most famous pieces of music for children ever written Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev is among the... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell

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