Author: sjpocock
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Southern Italy 1943: Connected writing 3
I have collected many eye-witness accounts from local civilians during my research into events that took place in 1943 in the Campania region of Italy. They form the backbone and inspiration of what I do. Coincidences never fail to disappoint me. How about this one. As usual, it is about a missing airman. In this…
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Back in Britain after 45 years abroad 2
Language is in constant evolution. Here are some things I noticed about my own language after spending 45 years away: Social media issues: Of course the arrival of social media has led to many changes in people’s use of language, whereby “written language” has merged with the “spoken language”, especially visible in chats and texts.…
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Back in Britain after 45 years abroad 1
There were many funny little things to notice, such as seeing folk wandering around the streets clutching enormous paper mugs of watery coffee, or consuming endless bottles of “spring water”. But those were easy to brush off. This was more serious: “Don’t be judgemental!” I don’t think I heard this advice levelled at me more…
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Poems 4
And here’s another poem I wrote, a few years back now. A little too obsessed with rhyme and shape. The Next Day A restless night: the wind and rain Thrash against my window pane, And in the middle of the squall I hear a sound so slight, so small: A tinkling bell? A ring? A…
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