Recovery and Rediscovery
March 1, 2014
I recently tried instigating civil war during my seminar groups here at Leicester, and the results were rather striking. … More Recovery and Rediscovery
Author: KaM
I hold a Doctorate in Renaissance Literature, specialising in the seventeenth-century poet Andrew Marvell. I am currently a Digital Manager at University College London.
Crossing the Line: An Epilogue, 2013
January 25, 2014
Andrew Marvell’s saddest and most thoughtful poem is all about lines that are determined never to cross. If 2013 was to be defined by anything, it’s how life defies those who try too hard to make them cross. … More Crossing the Line: An Epilogue, 2013
One out of Ten
October 12, 2013
When I started journaling ten years ago, I hoped it would be a window to the soul. The world has changed since then, but I’m not too sure that I’ve changed with it. … More One out of Ten
“Born more than for myself”: Acknowledgements
September 28, 2013
The acknowledgements to my doctoral dissertation, submitted 26th September 2013, as they read. … More “Born more than for myself”: Acknowledgements
Letting Your Chance Go By
May 18, 2013
A reflection on a love of teaching and why I’ve turned down the long-awaited chance to do it again. … More Letting Your Chance Go By
The Frightening Rule of ‘If’, not ‘When’
April 7, 2013
I’ve been trying hard – so hard – to force a change of mentality in recent weeks. But it doesn’t half bring forth its challenges, and that was truly epitomised this week. … More The Frightening Rule of ‘If’, not ‘When’
Time For A Change
March 9, 2013
This week marked the fourth anniversary of Writing Privacy. Time for a long-overdue makeover, I thought. And perhaps more importantly, time for a change. … More Time For A Change
Epic Fail: Andrew Marvell’s Definition of Love
February 21, 2013
At the time of the year when we are drawn to reflect upon companionship, a look at seventeenth-century poet Andrew Marvell’s way of coming to terms with its absence. … More Epic Fail: Andrew Marvell’s Definition of Love
An Eye to Every Storm: An Epilogue, 2012
January 3, 2013
These end-of-year epilogues have become invariably sad affairs. Of course, I would prefer that it was different, but I still believe that they help me channel energies in a better way. Last year – in what I still believe to be my best ever contribution here – I said that structural positives had been offset by surface negatives. Now, the poles have changed. … More An Eye to Every Storm: An Epilogue, 2012
Proximity
December 8, 2012
Part of the reason I’ve written so little here this year is because I’m being read by the people around me. That’s quite unusual. … More Proximity
