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Art and Photographic History

Sunlight and Benson

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Art and Photographic History Literature Poetry

John Ashbury, poet and his new Critical Perspectives

https://whathappenedtodaytheenglishnook.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/birth-of-john-ashbery-rethinking-the-language-of-poetry/

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Art and Photographic History Penwith West Cornwall (and local history)

Dressed for a Dip: paintings of beach dress 1900-1920 – The Eclectic Light Company

https://eclecticlight.co/2025/07/27/dressed-for-a-dip-paintings-of-beach-dress-1900-1920/#like-87218

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Art and Photographic History French Poetry Uncategorized

Two Haiku and Four Sketches

Reading Chinese poetry
Ideograms dance before
Eyes like inky kids

Sleepy, time, time
Forgotten music from years
Long, long in the past

Sketches from various locations during last 7 years
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Art and Photographic History

More about William Morris at Kelmscott

https://wordscene.wordpress.com/2025/07/20/exploring-the-world-of-william-morris-kelmscott-manor-2/

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Art and Photographic History Penwith St Ives West Cornwall (and local history)

Island Road School Talk – St Ives Archive

https://stivesarchive.org/2025/07/18/island-road-school-talk/

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Art and Photographic History German Matters

Lovis Corinth by Himself

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Art and Photographic History French

The 14th of July

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Art and Photographic History Literature

Exploring the world of William Morris – Kelmscott Manor 1

Visiting William Morris’s home, Kelmscott Manor, in high summer it is easy to see why he regarded it as ‘heaven on earth’. Just 3 miles from the town of Lechlade, it seems to be buried deep in the west Oxfordshire countryside. The Manor is only open 3 days a week (Thursday to Saturday) and has […]

Exploring the world of William Morris – Kelmscott Manor 1
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Art and Photographic History German Matters politics

An imposing but fascinating Berlin Strasse

https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2014/11/06/berlins-boulevard-of-broken-dreams-part-1/