Monthly Archives: April 2015

The Burghclere Arena (Sandham Memorial Chapel)

      The Burghclere Arena Stanley Spencer painted his wartime experiences On the walls of a purpose built chapel in Burghclere. The extraordinary from the ordinary places and people he knew, A feeling of coming to rest and resurrection for … Continue reading

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1. Here to sit and wait

Here to sit and wait for the words of loss and emptiness. For a stuttering conversation, returning to the same point of departure. A bitter calmness and no resolve or energy to make it better. Startled but mute you stare … Continue reading

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