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There was a young man from Cambridge …

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Francesca Shawn in Arts, Poetry // 0 Comments

Whatever our background, interests, intelligence or sensibilities, we all love things that are clever, witty or bring a smile.

Here’s a piece by Robert McCrum on librettist/playwright Ranjit Bolt, who has recently turned his hand to writing limericks, that appears today on the website of – THE GUARDIAN

About Francesca Shawn

A former arts editor of The Independent, over the years Francesca has written for an innumerable list of UK arts and dance magazines. More Posts

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