RobJaggsFowler
@robjaggsfowler.bsky.social
Retired GP and Anglican Priest. Now a gentleman of leisure, books and music. Occasional freelance writer and poet. Has a soft spot for fine wines and single malt whisky.
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Publication day! 🙂
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Preserving the Penultimate: The Church and Healthcare in the Light
Preserving the Penultimate brings two of the 20th century’s most renowned Christian thinkers, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Albert Schweitzer, into conversation around the emerging possibilities of healthca...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Publication day! 🙂
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Just ten days now before the publication date...
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Preserving the Penultimate: The Church and Healthcare in the Light
Preserving the Penultimate brings two of the 20th century’s most renowned Christian thinkers, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Albert Schweitzer, into conversation around the emerging possibilities of healthca...
www.jamesclarke.co
November 17, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Just ten days now before the publication date...
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Food for thought:
80 years ago this week, George Orwell’s book, 'Animal Farm', an allegorical and cautionary novel about the corruption of truth and power in Soviet Russia, was published.
80 years ago this week, George Orwell’s book, 'Animal Farm', an allegorical and cautionary novel about the corruption of truth and power in Soviet Russia, was published.
August 19, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Food for thought:
80 years ago this week, George Orwell’s book, 'Animal Farm', an allegorical and cautionary novel about the corruption of truth and power in Soviet Russia, was published.
80 years ago this week, George Orwell’s book, 'Animal Farm', an allegorical and cautionary novel about the corruption of truth and power in Soviet Russia, was published.
I am grateful to a friend who recently reminded me of this splendid edition of The South Bank Show, portraying the Hull poet, Philip Larkin back in 1982, when Larkin was 60...
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The South Bank Show: Philip Larkin
YouTube video by Error Gorilla
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August 18, 2025 at 4:44 AM
I am grateful to a friend who recently reminded me of this splendid edition of The South Bank Show, portraying the Hull poet, Philip Larkin back in 1982, when Larkin was 60...
youtu.be/XdeEFErYVtk?...
youtu.be/XdeEFErYVtk?...
As the bookseller says: 'Coming soon...'
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Preserving the Penultimate by Robert M. Jaggs-Fowler | Waterstones
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July 12, 2025 at 9:24 AM
As the bookseller says: 'Coming soon...'
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Dermot Healy's 1994 novel, 'A Goat's Song' is remarkable. It has tragedy, history, natural history, unrequited love, metaphysics, mythology, existentialism, religion, the nature of consciousness, politics, and more. It has been called 'a great & masterful Irish novel'. It is hauntingly captivating.
March 29, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Dermot Healy's 1994 novel, 'A Goat's Song' is remarkable. It has tragedy, history, natural history, unrequited love, metaphysics, mythology, existentialism, religion, the nature of consciousness, politics, and more. It has been called 'a great & masterful Irish novel'. It is hauntingly captivating.
For any kindred Fellows of the Royal Society of Arts based in Northern Lincolnshire or East Yorkshire, there is a meeting at Hull University on the 12 March 2025. See below for details...
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RSA Connect Hull
Join Director of Fellowship, Line Kristensen, and Chief Operating Officer, Sascha Taylor, with other RSA Fellows.
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February 20, 2025 at 7:03 AM
For any kindred Fellows of the Royal Society of Arts based in Northern Lincolnshire or East Yorkshire, there is a meeting at Hull University on the 12 March 2025. See below for details...
www.thersa.org/events/2025/...
www.thersa.org/events/2025/...
If you do nothing else today, set aside 45 minutes to quietly watch this film and then consider what effect it has on you and your well-being...
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The Subtle Art of Losing Yourself - Full Life Changing Documentary
YouTube video by George Thompson
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February 9, 2025 at 7:14 AM
If you do nothing else today, set aside 45 minutes to quietly watch this film and then consider what effect it has on you and your well-being...
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My review of Bear Gryll's latest book in Premier Christianity magazine:
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This new book from Bear Grylls retells the life of Jesus
Best known for his survival skills, Bear Grylls turns his attention to the greatest story of all time-the life of Jesus Christ. In this bold and imaginative retelling, Grylls brings faith and adventur...
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February 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
My review of Bear Gryll's latest book in Premier Christianity magazine:
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We are delighted to announce The Poems of Seamus Heaney. This is the long-awaited, definitive edition of Seamus Heaney’s poetry, featuring a number of previously unpublished poems.
Out 9 October 2025: https://linktr.ee/seamusheaney
Out 9 October 2025: https://linktr.ee/seamusheaney
February 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We are delighted to announce The Poems of Seamus Heaney. This is the long-awaited, definitive edition of Seamus Heaney’s poetry, featuring a number of previously unpublished poems.
Out 9 October 2025: https://linktr.ee/seamusheaney
Out 9 October 2025: https://linktr.ee/seamusheaney
Soren Kierkegaard:
"The modern State is secular through and through, and a Church married to it will end by losing sight of its own gospel."
...Ring any bells?
"The modern State is secular through and through, and a Church married to it will end by losing sight of its own gospel."
...Ring any bells?
February 2, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Soren Kierkegaard:
"The modern State is secular through and through, and a Church married to it will end by losing sight of its own gospel."
...Ring any bells?
"The modern State is secular through and through, and a Church married to it will end by losing sight of its own gospel."
...Ring any bells?
The Poetry Business is now on Bluesky
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January 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Poetry Business is now on Bluesky
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A good writing week with two letters published - one in New Scientist, the other in The Times Literary Supplement.🙂
January 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A good writing week with two letters published - one in New Scientist, the other in The Times Literary Supplement.🙂
'The legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer 80 years on'
Wednesday 9th April 2025
Leeds University
www.projectbonhoeffer.org.uk/events/
Wednesday 9th April 2025
Leeds University
www.projectbonhoeffer.org.uk/events/
Events | Project Bonhoeffer
EVENTS The legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer 80 years on a MEMORIAL EVENT HOSTED BY PROJECT BONHOEFFER, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH St Luke’s and St Matthew’s Lutheran church & lEEDS uNIVERSITY cHA
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January 31, 2025 at 4:43 PM
'The legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer 80 years on'
Wednesday 9th April 2025
Leeds University
www.projectbonhoeffer.org.uk/events/
Wednesday 9th April 2025
Leeds University
www.projectbonhoeffer.org.uk/events/
From 2015-2019, the present Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, was Oxford Professor of Poetry. His lectures during that time are available here:
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Professor Simon Armitage - Professor of Poetry Lectures
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January 26, 2025 at 7:33 AM
From 2015-2019, the present Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, was Oxford Professor of Poetry. His lectures during that time are available here:
english.web.ox.ac.uk/professor-si...
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If you are a published writer and have not joined the Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society (ALCS), then I seriously suggest that you should. www.alcs.co.uk
ALCS
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January 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
If you are a published writer and have not joined the Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society (ALCS), then I seriously suggest that you should. www.alcs.co.uk
For fans of the American poet, Robert Lowell, this is a fascinating biography and assessment of his poetry through the lens of his bipolar disorder:
January 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
For fans of the American poet, Robert Lowell, this is a fascinating biography and assessment of his poetry through the lens of his bipolar disorder:
Well, this was a delightful find. Published in 2014, John Carey, Emeritus Professor of English at Oxford University, has provided a delightful memoir of his life in the midst of literature. Several more books have been purchased as a result!
January 14, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Well, this was a delightful find. Published in 2014, John Carey, Emeritus Professor of English at Oxford University, has provided a delightful memoir of his life in the midst of literature. Several more books have been purchased as a result!
Reports on LA fires speak of conspiracies, including the '15-minute city' theory - described as "an urban planning concept that aims to make most daily needs within walking or biking distance of any point in a city".
We used to call those 'villages' and 'market towns' before shopping malls took over
We used to call those 'villages' and 'market towns' before shopping malls took over
January 11, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Reports on LA fires speak of conspiracies, including the '15-minute city' theory - described as "an urban planning concept that aims to make most daily needs within walking or biking distance of any point in a city".
We used to call those 'villages' and 'market towns' before shopping malls took over
We used to call those 'villages' and 'market towns' before shopping malls took over
The French poet, Paul Valery (1871-1945), was nominated an astonishing 12 times for the Nobel Prize for Literature. This new translation of his work has the English translation alongside the original French version.
January 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The French poet, Paul Valery (1871-1945), was nominated an astonishing 12 times for the Nobel Prize for Literature. This new translation of his work has the English translation alongside the original French version.
So many questions for a wet Sunday morning...
A lively, informative, and thought-provoking romp through layers of existential questions...
(including the fascinating idea that you cannot die from your own perspective) 🤔
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A lively, informative, and thought-provoking romp through layers of existential questions...
(including the fascinating idea that you cannot die from your own perspective) 🤔
youtu.be/BkR83fxKOFs?...
The Existential Crisis Iceberg
YouTube video by Alex O'Connor
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January 5, 2025 at 6:56 AM
So many questions for a wet Sunday morning...
A lively, informative, and thought-provoking romp through layers of existential questions...
(including the fascinating idea that you cannot die from your own perspective) 🤔
youtu.be/BkR83fxKOFs?...
A lively, informative, and thought-provoking romp through layers of existential questions...
(including the fascinating idea that you cannot die from your own perspective) 🤔
youtu.be/BkR83fxKOFs?...
For all my ex-pat friends, a seasonal poem from my 2nd collection of poems, 'On Quarry Beach':
January 1, 2025 at 5:51 AM
For all my ex-pat friends, a seasonal poem from my 2nd collection of poems, 'On Quarry Beach':
Thought for the day:
'Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. it lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before.'
Audre Lorde (American writer and poet, 1934-92)
'Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. it lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before.'
Audre Lorde (American writer and poet, 1934-92)
December 31, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Thought for the day:
'Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. it lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before.'
Audre Lorde (American writer and poet, 1934-92)
'Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. it lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before.'
Audre Lorde (American writer and poet, 1934-92)
The Kent & Sussex Poetry Competition 2025 is now open:
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Kent & Sussex Poetry Society Open Poetry Competition, 2025
OPEN TO POEMS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD DEADLINE 31 JANUARY 2025 We are pleased to announce that our annual Open Poetry Competition is now open for entries. It will be judged this year by Kit Fan. Ki…
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December 31, 2024 at 8:40 AM
The Kent & Sussex Poetry Competition 2025 is now open:
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This documentary reflects on the life and poetry of the great American poet, Robert Lowell, often with the poems read in the poet's own voice. If you don't already have a feel for Robert Lowell's work, you will by the end of this impactful film...
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Robert Lowell documentary
YouTube video by Author Documentaries
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December 25, 2024 at 7:35 AM
This documentary reflects on the life and poetry of the great American poet, Robert Lowell, often with the poems read in the poet's own voice. If you don't already have a feel for Robert Lowell's work, you will by the end of this impactful film...
youtu.be/mvhr_7WnTu0?...
youtu.be/mvhr_7WnTu0?...