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The Olympics – a golden signpost to change

August 12, 2012 By Ellen

My adorable nephew shows his colours I was at the office of a Sunday newspaper yesterday, putting in my occasional appearance as a subeditor when something odd happened.  We had, as most papers do today, several spreads about the Olympics – about the closing festival high jinks, about glory and courage. So far so uplifting […]

Filed Under: Carol Ann Duffy, change, London Olympics, newspapers, Olympic Games, poem Tagged With: Duffy, Olympics, poetry

Stanza and deliver

January 27, 2010 By Ellen

In the absence of inspiration – here’s one of my favourite poemsProduction journalists don’t often get the treat of being done in poetry, so I have a soft spot for this one.And while the internet can provide most things a newspaper can, the funny, punny, clever headlines just don’t work. I think this is quite […]

Filed Under: Carol Ann Duffy, internet, newspapers, Poetry please

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