Tag: poetry
Icons November 2016
Death of a Ladies' Man: Leonard Cohen
On behalf of The Rake, Ed Cripps adds his own tribute to the swelling tide of sadness that has followed Cohen’s passing.
Code September 2016
Why aren’t poets cool any more?
From Ancient Greece to post-War America via 18th Century England, lyrical masters have led intoxicating lives and exuded hip factor from every pore. What happened?
Icons August 2016
Later Than Life: Posthumous Pioneers
As our theme of eminence grise continues to explore rakish characters for whom success came later in life, we examine the sad few who never got to enjoy their own...
Icons August 2016
A Man Of Letters: Charles Bukowski
Our August theme – the enduring triumvirate that is maturity, integrity and clout – takes a hearty swig of free-form literary sour mash courtesy of Charles Bukowski: a writer whose…
