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Access points to the site are:

Stevie Smith poet, 1902 -1971: a biography, essays and information on her work by Anne Bryan	Charles Darwin scientist 1809 -1882: a short biography and poems on aspects of his life and work by Anne Bryan
Anne Bryan: a biography: poetry and essays on science, poetry and religion.	Chris Torrance poet : biography, poetry and list of publications.
Jan Carew: Jan's website has now moved to www.jan-carew.co.uk	Or go to the  individual pages listed below. Copyright information at the bottom of the page

The poet Stevie Smith  - her life and work by Anne Bryan  Stevie Smith homepage a introduction to Stevie and guide to the other pages Biography - an brief account of Stevie's life and work Stevie Smith's Suburb - Palmers Green, North London. Stevie’s connections  in the literary scene Explorations of Stevie's poetry: 'The Jungle Husband': a trek into the jungle with an animation by Xavier Gale -Sides 'Frog Prince': a dip into a deceptively simple poem. Stevie's religious poems: her doubtful disavowal of Christianity and questions to God Childe Rolandine'  considered with Robert Browning's 'Childe Rolande to the Dark Tower Came' Accounts of events at which Stevie Smith's work has been performed : The Stevie Smith Centenary Festival  in Palmers Green in 2002 An Evening with Stevie Smith: a reading to celebrate Stevie's life and work in Cardiff in 2003  'A Turn Outside': an adaptation of a radio play by Stevie Smith, set to music by Simon Rowland Jones and performed at the North Norfolk Music Festival in 2005 and at the Wigmore Hall London in November 2007. Stevie and music - other musical adaptations of Stevie's work Stevie's Blue plaque: the Poet Laureate, Andrew Motion, unveils a blue plaque at Stevie Smith's house in Palmers Green, London and reads Stevie's poems. Links to other Stevie Smith sites

Darwin and evolution - poems and essays by Anne Bryan A short biography of Darwin  by Anne Bryan: Poems on Darwin ‘Monumental worms’: on the subject of Darwin's last book.  ‘Darwin's Voyage: two poems on Darwin's five year voyage on HMS Beagle 'Bonded to Barnacles': on the animals he studied for eight years. 'Darwin's Loft': on the pigeons which occupy the first chapter of  'The Origin of Species').  Prose on Darwin ‘A Simple Guide to Evolution - a short history of ideas on evolution Evolution and Religion a discussion of the impact of evolution on religion 'Space with Wordsworth'  and essay exploring the idea that science is hostile to poetry 'Unsung by Singers'  this essay considers  the physicist Richard Feynman’s lament that few people write poetry  inspired by our present picture of the universe.    Links page connects to other relevant sites. Darwin and the Heavenly Rhinoceros - 1st draft

Anne Bryan's other pages Autobiography  with poem

The Poet Chris Torrance A biography, new poems in progress, forthcoming gigs and an account of the second Beneath the Underground festival held in July 2008, a list of Chris's poetry and music publications and an order form.

Copyright
The copyright of the poems, prose, animation and photographs on this web site  are the property of the authors. Stevie Smith's work is reproduced here by kind permission of the Estate of James MacGibbon. Stevie Smith's works, or any part of them, may not be downloaded, reprinted, or reproduced in any other form without the permission of the Estate of James MacGibbon who may be contacted at jxj@jamesxjames.co.uk

You may  print any poems or prose by Anne Bryan or Chris Torrance for your own use or to pass on to a friend, but please don't copy the poems, prose, animation or photographs into assignments, magazines, newsletters or web sites without permission or acknowledgement.  Ask for permission by E mail  

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