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Not long ago, on one of my nature walks I visited a small lake near the town of Barajevo, Serbia. Once I got back home, I searched my library for a poem that would go well with my mental images of the place. And here it is - the subject of this blog post - Rudyard Kiplingโs โThe Way through the Woodsโ.ย
There is a film adaptation, but read the book first: you wonโt be able to put this page-turner down until the very end!
Eowyn Iveyโs debut novel The Snow Child, first published in 2012, is a genre-bending tale of longing, conflict and struggle, set in the majestic wilderness of Alaska. An interesting wintertime read, but probably not for everyone. Having lost their first and only baby, Jack and Mabel - already middle-aged - move from Pennsylvania all the …
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The poem presented in this post is unlikely to chase your winter blues, to be honest, but it's an excellent one! Penned by Edgar Allan Poe, โAloneโ is a deeply personal and intimate reflection on what is now commonly described as chronic depression. This mental health condition was the troubled poetโs lifelong companion, as attested …
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