ipernity: Rachel J Bowler

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Updated on: August 6, 2023.

Inspiration and Editing - 7 weeks ago

My favourite poets are Philip Larkin, Sylvia Plath, and Shakespeare (whoever he was or they were). Arguably, it's not fashionable to like these poets these days. Larkin's personal life and views have been deemed controversial (in some instances rightly). Plath's piercing gloom jars with the emotionally superficial and censorous culture of contemporary life. And, Shakespeare is now, potentially, the subject of revision. However, all three were, indisputably, masters of their craft, and for indeci…

Why?
- August 1, 2023

Literature and photography. Both came into my life as a child, as these things always do. As a child and teenager, I loved literature, but, despite being an early reader, literature only started to love me back in my early twenties, when I turned my back on it for a while to focus on improving my English grammar, punctuation, and writing skills. However, my reunion with literature proved fruitful, because I went on to graduate with first class honours. Later still, I gained a Master of Arts d…