A reading of the anonymous medieval lyric Thou Wanderest in this False World, a religious meditation on mortality, vanity, and the transience of earthly life.
A combined reading and analysis of the anonymous medieval riddle lyric I Have a Yong Suster, exploring its playful treatment of courtly love conventions through a series of witty paradoxes.
A combined reading and analysis of the anonymous medieval lyric Wanne Mine Eyhnen Misten, a short contemplation on death and mortality written in Middle English.
A combined reading and analysis of the anonymous medieval lyric Westron Wynde, exploring its expression of love, longing, and desire for homecoming in just four lines.
A combined reading and analysis of Jarrell’s The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner, one of the most powerful short poems of the Second World War, exploring its brutal imagery of dehumanisation and death.
A combined reading and analysis of Blake’s Never Seek to Tell Thy Love, a short lyric from Songs of Experience exploring the dangers of repressed and expressed love.