Susanne Sklar provides insight into the meaning of the famous ‘Jerusalem’ hymn
“Jerusalem is a woman, a city and a way of life… She abhors exploitation, and orchestrates what we would call ‘a global fair trade network’.”
Ian Almond on a more inclusive approach to comparative literature, and the cultural traditions of Turkey, Mexico and Bengal
“At the moment, there are vast swathes of the planet – hundreds of millions of people – who are barely represented by a single name.”
Jane Clark | visits the Making Paradise exhibition at the Aga Khan Centre in London, which explores our notions of Eden as a place of peace and tranquillity
Jane Clark and Barbara Vellacott review the poetry series we presented during the Covid-19 lockdown, March – June 2020
Poetry engages the imagination, and can touch us deeply, body and soul; it can bring us to a sense of our common humanity
Mark Vernon | On the 700-year anniversary of The Divine Comedy, Mark Vernon explores a pivotal moment of transformation in the Purgatorio in which Dante gets a glimpse of the vastness of Divine Love
Charles Verey | A review of an exhibition of work done in the 1960s and 70s by the remarkable monk/poet, whose lifework was to develop a universal form of spirituality.