Poems for These Times: 17
Taras Shevchenko | Calamity Again
“Dear God, calamity again!
It was so peaceful, so serene;
We had just begun to break the chains…”
Tribute to Thich Nhat Hanh
Roland Ashby | remembers the Vietnamese Zen master, who died on 22 January at the age of 95
Review: Dante’s Divine Comedy: a Guide for the Spiritual Journey
Barbara Vellacott | reviews a new book by Mark Vernon which guides us through Dante’s epic poem canto by canto
Introducing: Firestacks: Time, Tide and Gravity
Fiona Bisset | presents a video about Julie Brook’s remarkable installation in the Outer Hebrides
Touching the Sun
David Hornsby | talks with Professor Martin Rees, the Astronomer Royal, about two exciting initiatives in space exploration
Thank God for Desmond Tutu
Christopher Ryan | pays a poetic tribute to the South African archbishop and human rights activist who died on 26th December