Tag Archives: shakespeare

A flying visit – Seeing the details

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It is impossible to walk around Stratford-upon-Avon without noticing its history, its art or its connection to William Shakespeare. Half timbered buildings are, it seems, everywhere. Statues and artistic depictions of the Bard vie with signs bearing his name or … Continue reading →

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A flying visit to Stratford-upon-Avon

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Because I’d been at work that morning, it was well after lunch before we even set off on the 60 mile trip to Shakespeare’s home town. We knew before we left that there would not be enough time to explore … Continue reading →

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In respect of the Bard…

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Sue Vincent

With the Silent Eye’s annual workshop just weeks away and based around the idea of a fictitious final play by William Shakespeare, we decided to take a trip to his birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon to pay our respects. With his back to … Continue reading →

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Mists – Emily Havis #writephoto

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Sue Vincent

As I sleep I breathe in a dreamer’s dream To seek rapture in uncharted pathways And make pilgrimage to the forest of Arden Against the wits of winter’s end And find solace in the golden world. Continue reading at Emily … Continue reading →

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Ani does Macbeth (again)… the dog-treat scene

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Is this a dog treat which I see before me, Thus dangled before my nose? Come, let me crunch thee. I have thee not, and yet I see thee still. Thou art not, fatal vision, sensible For the volume of … Continue reading →

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Original tales

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I was writing late last night and, on re-reading what I had written became aware of an odd juxtaposition of certain words. They took me straight back to a book where a particular passage had left its mark. There was … Continue reading →

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In Prospero’s Cave from Kim M Russell #writephoto

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Writing in North Norfolk:     The sea mounted to the welkin’s cheek And brought a prince called Ferdinand, Shipwrecked and lost on foreign sand, Subject to Prospero’s command, A spirit in Miranda’s eyes: A thing divine. Continue … Continue reading →

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