Literature 13/13

Feb 1, 20183 min read

The Winter's Tale Review - A King's Shakespeare Society Play

“A sad tale’s best for winter.” William Shakespeare’s problem play The Winter’s Tale is really two plays: the first a tragedy of a...

Jan 18, 20183 min read

The Picture of Dorian Gray Review - KCL English Literary Society

“Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.” Staged in King’s College’s striking, curiously ornate Anatomy...

Aug 15, 20171 min read

Attic

They beat you with burning Glistening slim canes and They always leave ruby marks And lines indented. A drawn out Barb so we knew that...

Aug 15, 20171 min read

Amor Vincit Omnia

Swifter wings have brought misfortune hence But never had I seen any with such dark plumage as those which fluttered above my heart one...

Aug 15, 20171 min read

Swan

He wandered upstream As the brook sang his song, Soaking his brilliance. Only latent in water. But callous in air, A white swell in our...

Aug 15, 20171 min read

Sisterhood

When I was little, I had a sister When I was twelve and she was sixteen, She lost her mother She brought a girl home and held her hand...

Mar 26, 20177 min read

Lonely Hurt Alive

Loneliness is an unbearable reality. At first, I did not understand it. It seemed like a process, rather than a condition. A process that...

Mar 26, 20176 min read

The Song of Trees

Looking into the mirror I see my Mommy’s eyes. It’s the only thing of hers I’ve seen in a long time besides all of the colourful perfume...

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