Review: ‘Act of God’ by Jill Ciment

“When God came to Noah and told him a great flood would come and cover the earth, Noah had forewarning according to tort law, […] Did Noah take any actions to prevent the flood? […] He never prayed for the wicked as Abraham did. He never warned...
A Bookish Tour of The Cotswolds

A Bookish Tour of The Cotswolds

Slow moves the hour that sucks our life, slow drops the late wasp from the pear, the rose tree’s thread of scent draws thin – and snaps upon the air. ‘Field of Autumn’, Laurie Lee Selected Poems, 2014 I begin with a health warning: there is not a great deal to do in...