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  • SAINT AND SCARECROW -- The Life and Work of Lilian Bowes-Lyon by Howard Watson, from Old Poetry
    One-time Poet Laureate Cecil Day-Lewis dedicated the title poem of his 1957 collection, Pegasus and other poems, to her memory, William Plomer wanted to marry her and Philip Larkin selected one of her more epic works for The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse. Yet the life and work of Lilian Bowes-Lyon is largely forgotten and her novels and her collections of poetry remain out of print. Considering her literary – and royal – connections, as well as the success she achieved in her fairly brief life, cut tragically short by illness, the poetry of Lilian Bowes-Lyon is mostly an unknown pleasure. Her name is absent from national biographies of public or literary figures of the last century in British life. Yet in his recent biography of the late Queen Mother, there is no mention of Lilian, even though other members of her family are well represented.
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  • Ahkam Moderators member
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    on Iss Basti ke Ik koochey mein by Ibne Insha, 2 hours ago

    Insha Jee

    'Iss Basti ke Ik koochey mein , Ik Inshah Naam ka Deewana
    Ik naar pe jaan ko Har gaya , mash'hoor hai uss ka afsaana'
    English;
    'In one of the streets of this town, there lived a madman named Insha,
    He fell in love with a maiden; his love tale is famous all around'
    Insha Jee you are great!

  • SynfulPryde
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    on Cinderella by Roald Dahl, 10 hours ago
    Interesting


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    on A Child Of Mine by Edgar Albert Guest, 10 hours ago

    loss of a child

    From guest Gemma White (contact)
    I have not lost a child but my mum lost my brother when he was 5 in 1988. My heart goes out to all who have had lost a child as I know how hard it is. I do not know the pain that a parent suffers but I know that all of you have remarkable strength to keep on going. I have children of my own now and just the thought of losing them makes me cry and my chest to hurt. My sincrest condolences to all of you.

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