Sylvia Plath’s tragic genius
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1932 The American poet and writer Sylvia Plath was born. Plath grew up in Boston and went to Cambridge University on a scholarship... Read More
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Mother Theresa’s vocation
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1950, Mother Theresa founded the Missionaries of Charity in India. Born in Albania, she left home at the age of 18 to join... Read More
Pablo Picasso’s attempts at poetry
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1881 the painter Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain. The son of a Spanish art teacher, Picasso lived in Spain, and France... Read More
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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
The Rapid Growth of Addiction
When did addiction start and is it a problem that is still increasing? To answer that fully, we need to look back four hundred years... Read More