I discovered Jim only after his death, he was 60 years old, the following notes and reflections are my thoughts on him and his life’s work which I have been researching since his September death.

An artistic and philosophic inquiry into the meaning that is found (or lost) in the work of Daniil Kharms and the fragments of Sappho.

Opinion as to whether people can live happy alone…

Where does our poetic inspiration come from?

The man in question was the German writer and poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Many years later Goethe was still intrigued by the apparent encounter with his own double. When it happened he had found it comforting, for he had just said a sad farewell to the woman he loved, Fredericka…“However it may be with matters of this kind generally,” he wrote in his autobiography, “this strange illusion in some measure calmed me at the moment of parting.”

The debate about the most suitable age to begin formal education has hit the headlines once again, with the suggestion that play based learning is best for the first five years or so.

What comes to mind when you think of Sylvia Plath? How about Virginia Woolf or Sarah Kane? Anne Sexton? Iris Chang?

An brief introduction to the famous Philosopher, Parmenides, written by my fourteen year-old son, Lewis.

Many people regard clichés as indication of lazy thinking or writing because they are overused. In fact, clichés have become so much a part of the English language; often the original sources are forgotten…Some clichés derive from proverbs or popular sayings, while others are of literary origin. An additional group of clichés comes from writers or famous people whose words or reported sayings have become part of everyday speech…

Some writings, such as a manuscript or memoir, when presented as an original but in reality a fake, are described as literary forgeries. Often, the forger may attempt to cash in on the fame of a celebrated author by imitating their writing style, even to the extent of fabricating so-called original manuscripts. Other types of literary forgery may involve the prestige and novelty that a previously undiscovered author may bring. Here are some notable literary forgeries in history.