Book Review: ‘An Island to Myself’
Robert Hirshfield talks to the author of a new book by Michael N. McGregor which explores the place of solitude in an active life
Pointing Towards the Void
Farah Ahamed explores the concept of sunn kaall (the primordial void) in the music and poetry of Islam, Hinduism and Christianity
‘Through singing, the human voice becomes an entry point into the underlying mysticism of nature and universal sound. Music as a way of searching for the divine.’
In Memory of Gabriel Rosenstock
Peter Huitson remembers the Irish writer and haikuist who contributed several pieces to Beshara Magazine
Edwin Muir: The Return to Eden
Andrew Watson contemplates the life and work of the famous Orkney poet who made a journey from childhood trauma to rediscovery of faith and meaning
‘Eden represents an integrated world in which meaning is not severed from experience and one’s place is secure.’
April 2026
Gabriel Rosenstock
Don Quixote in Search of the Holy Land
All You Need is Love: The Lasting Legacy of the Beatles
Jane Clark reflects on a recent book and two documentaries about the Fab Four which argue that they were seminal in making us the people we are today