Ancient airs

Poetry that blends music, mortality and fame

“Hands of Saint Dominic” by Albrecht Dürer, 1506; ...

How Chaucer reshaped English poetry

The Critic Books

The playful, melancholic genius of Erik Satie

WHEN you’re in your garden, balcony or patio and you stop to sit down for a few minutes, what can you hear? Is your garden a peaceful place? Perhaps it’s a little too quiet and you’d like to enjoy mor