Poetry
STAR POems: The Ditty Box
Imaginary words written by a sailor on board HMS M33 – Gallipoli 1915 I lift the lid and find his whole life harboured here; things that he kept safe: a photo of his wife Mary [… read more ]
historic dockyard
Culture
Nautical Chic: How Seafarers Shaped Fashion
As part of the University of Portsmouth’s public lecture series, fashion historian Amber Jane Butchart recently discussed her new book at a packed lecture theatre in Eldon Building. Lizzie Wildgoose reports. Aided by a collection of images [… read more ]
History
On the Lash at the Dockyard Gates
Actor and playwright John Bartlett spins an atmospheric yarn of love, tragedy and the lash set in the Portsmouth dockyard of old. “Farewell, farewell my own true love, this parting gives me pain You’ll be my hope, [… read more ]