Category Archives: Modernism

STICKER WARNING

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Niall McDevitt

In poetopography, one is always looking for signs, ciphers, codes, clues as to the interface between poetry and topography. Placenames, roadsigns, even the names on the sides of passing commercial vans take on an unnatural significance. Recently I saw a … Continue reading →

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THE BARD

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Niall McDevitt

Opens this Wednesday 6–8.30pm THE BARD WILLIAM BLAKE AT FLAT TIME HOUSE   Opening Wedesday 29 January 6–8.30pm with a reading from William Blake’s Jersualem by poet Chris McCabe   Exhibition continues 30 January–8 March Open Thursday–Sunday 12–6pm   With contributions … Continue reading →

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The Fourfold Battersea Power Station

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Niall McDevitt

1 Sometimes I find myself in disagreement with Kathleen Raine, but hey! it’s okay for Blakeans to disagree. It’s not like when Marxists disagree. This time I suspect I won’t be the only one who disagrees with the great lady … Continue reading →

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THE ASHES OF GRAMSCI

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Niall McDevitt

The Ashes of Gramsci is a poem – and early book – by Pier Paolo Pasolini. The book was published in 1957 when the poet was  35.  The poem was written in 1954 and caused a furore in Italian literary … Continue reading →

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THE LIFELONG DEATH OF TS ELIOT

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Niall McDevitt

The Lifelong Death of TS Eliot is a new walk by Niall McDevitt exploring the Kensington habitat of the American who was surprisingly voted ‘the nation’s favourite poet’ in a 2009 poll. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/10_october/08/poetry.shtml Though Eliot is associated with Bloomsbury and with … Continue reading →

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YEATS HULK SLIDE

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Niall McDevitt

The buildings of Kensington Modernism are covered in a thin 2cm layer of glass and sunlight Sunday the 28th of February 2016 The sun is held up in an optimistic high for February 2 til 5pm mimicking May All the … Continue reading →

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THE MODERNISTS: WERE THEY ANTI-SEMITES?

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Niall McDevitt

A unique literary walk in Kensington is set to debate the vexed question of whether or not the giants of literary modernism in England were anti-semitic. Since their heyday in the 10’s, 20’s and 30’s, and especially following WWII, various accusations have … Continue reading →

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