There’s a well written piece by Boyd Tonkin in today’s Independent on the importance of poetry. Perhaps what is most interesting about it is the fact that he is able to write an article almost exclusively on modern poets. No-one would argue that we need to get rid of classical poets, indeed Tonkin writes thoughtfully about the [...]
Archive for March 7th, 2008
Why poetry matters
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Teaching Shakespeare II
Posted in CAARE for Arts, tagged michael billington, rsc, school, shakespeare, tolstoy, webster on March 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some more on the RSC’s comments about teaching Shakespeare in schools. Michael Billington sounds a note of caution over the proposals to teach the bard from the age of four and offers the sage reminder that ‘it’s not compulsory to love Shakespeare. The kids should choose for themselves, having had a chance to suck it and see.’ We need [...]
