Graham Bradshaw on 'Othello'
Graham Bradshaw’s short commentary on Othello is provocative and thought-provoking.
Read More'Othello' Quizlet 2
The second in a revision series using quotations from Othello, by Act.
Read MoreFree To Be Me
Free To Be Me is an excellent new publication from Children’s Books Ireland. Subtitled ‘The Diversity, Inclusion and Representation Reading Guide’ it importantly fills in a gap in advice available to parents, teachers and children in Ireland.
Read More'Othello: Language and Writing' by Laurie Maguire
Othello: Language and Writing by Laurie Maguire, Professor of English at Oxford University, is in the Student Skills series from Arden Shakespeare, but is also an excellent refresher for teachers.
Read MoreBackwards up a Rainbow
Rosaleen Linehan’s show Backwards up a Rainbow, alongside her pianist son Conor, is a tonic in every way.
Read More'Othello' Quizlet 1
The first in a revision series using quotations from Othello, by Act.
Read More'Handiwork' by Sara Baume
Sara Baume has now written three lovely books, each characterised by carefulness, tenderness and a calm attention to the natural world. The latest is handiwork from Tramp Press, another book full of quiet pleasures.
Read More'The Historians' by Eavan Boland
Eavan Boland’s beautiful, wise final collection of poems, The Historians, is a model of how to use language to think about what we are.
Read More'White Spines' by Nicholas Royle
Nicholas Royle’s White Spines: confessions of a book collector is his account of his obsessive collection of Picador books over many years, and it’s funny, self-aware and self-deprecating - a delight for those of us who love the physicality of books.
Read MoreDaughters of the Late Colonel
Katherine Mansfield’s brilliant short story ‘Daughters of the Late Colonel’ is distinguished by a lightness of touch, as she lets us into the minds of two sisters whose hectoring father has just died.
Read MoreOn the Design of Poetry Textbooks
Poetry is the most dense and intense literary form. It needs time and space. But too often the design of contemporary textbooks does precisely the opposite.
Read MoreJ.L. Carr's 'A Month in the Country'
J.L. Carr’s A Month in the Country (1980) is a perfectly-achieved novel. In its 85 pages it contains multitudes.
Read MoreA Manual For Cleaning Women
Lucia Berlin’s title story for her collection A Manual for Cleaning Women is funny, painful, sharp, observant: just marvellous.
Read MoreThe Usborne Complete Shakespeare
This collection of re-tellings of 37 plays is highly recommended for children, and will also be useful for adults.
Read More'Beowulf' by Maria Dahvana Headley
Maria Dahvana Headley’s sparkling new version of the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf also features a brilliant introductory essay on the world as it is right now.
Read MoreIn The End, It Was All About Love
Musa Okwonga’s In The End, It Was All About Love is a small book with many pleasures.
Read MoreLeaving Certificate Paper 2
An analysis of the Higher and Ordinary literature papers in this year’s Leaving Certificate.
Read MoreLeaving Certificate Paper 1
First reaction to English Paper 1 in the 2021 Leaving Certificate.
Read More'To be or not to be' in BSL
Jamal Ajala performs ‘To be or not to be’ in BSL: an opportunity for an interesting exercise in class.
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