Word of the Day August 25, 2017 Word of the Day – Acrostic Acrostic (noun) ak-ros-tik A poem, word puzzle, or other composition in which certain letters in… Kath Love2
Word of the Day August 24, 2017 Word of the Day – Tracasserie Tracasserie (noun) (archaic) tra-kas-ar-ee A fuss; a petty quarrel. French, from tracasser ‘to bustle or… Kath Love0
Quizzes August 24, 2017 Quiz – An Author Beginning with S 20 questions all related to the writing of authors whose surnames begin with an S… Kath Love2
PoetryVideo August 23, 2017 Invictus: A Poem that Inspired a Nation Invictus is a short Victorian poem written by William Ernest Henley (23rd Aug, 1849 –… Kath Love12
Word of the Day August 23, 2017 Word of the Day – Mouchard Mouchard (noun) moo-sh-ard an undercover agent or investigator, a police spy. From French mouchard police… Kath Love0
AuthorsPoetryQuotations August 22, 2017 10 Witty Wisecracks from Dorothy Parker Dorothy Parker (August 22nd, 1893 – June 7th, 1967) was an American poet, short story… Kath Love19
Word of the Day August 22, 2017 Word of the Day – Plap Plap (verb) pl-ap To come down or fall with the sound of a flat impact;… Kath Love0
AdaptationsVideo August 21, 2017 First Trailer for BBC’s Adaptation of The Cuckoo’s Calling It’s a few months now since we heard the news that J.K Rowling’s detective series… Kath Love0
Quizzes August 21, 2017 Quiz – An Author Beginning with N and O 20 questions all related to the writing of authors whose surnames begin with an N… Kath Love1
Word of the Day August 21, 2017 Word of the Day – Circumjacent Circumjacent (adj) (archaic) sir-cum-jay-sent Surrounding. Late 15th century: from Latin circumjacent- ‘lying round about, bordering… Kath Love1