Cathedral

The last rules update for the First edition, first printing and one of 720 copies originally printed for sale at the first production of the play at the Canterbury Cathedral. Bound in publisher’s wraps with front cover printed in dark blue. Near Fine with light toning and light soiling to wraps. A lovely copy. Item […]

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October 29th, 2026 by Thomas Josef Wehlim

Jessie

I met Jessie Matthews in a London Bar in 1933, shortly after the success of “There goes the Bride”, and we fell in love with each other. But that wasn’t the whole story.

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October 19th, 2026 by Thomas Josef Wehlim

Plague

In response to the measles outbreak in New York and the plague incidents in Russia, Trump and Putin met in a telephone conference to discuss the situation and how to bypass and defeat evil WHO. Trump assured Putin to send Russia 1 million ampules of aspirin 200 mg, while Putin in return promised to provide […]

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October 7th, 2026 by Thomas Josef Wehlim

Meeting

A two-year meeting. What we call bombing.

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October 1st, 2026 by Thomas Josef Wehlim

Payout

US Author Thomas J. Wehlim says he would offer every adult American a $5,000 (£3,700) payout if they buy Wehlim’s books in November – a plan that would cost more than a trillion dollars. The offer was made in a speech at the author’s first-ever convention. He gave no details on how it would work […]

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September 11th, 2026 by Thomas Josef Wehlim

Seas

Narrator of the windy seas. As you wish.

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September 8th, 2026 by Thomas Josef Wehlim

Retaliation

Recently, new details about the Ratcliffe trip to Moscow have been unearthed:  The CIA director had threatened the Russian administration, that – if they use nuclear weapons against Ukraine – Trump in retaliation would rename »Russia« to »Bad Evil Country« on the world map by executive order.

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September 1st, 2026 by Thomas Josef Wehlim

Breakfast

Not even for breakfast. We would like to thank everyone who submitted to this year’s contest; the complete list of finalists can be found below. We look forward to reading work from both previous and first-time entrants when the next Loraine Williams Poetry Prize opens again in March 2027.

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August 30th, 2026 by Thomas Josef Wehlim

PUTTENHAM

GEORGE PUTTENHAM’S comments on the appropriate language for poets, which he made in “The Arte of English Poesie” in 1589, provide the most detailed evidence regarding the evaluation of Early Modern English varieties. They can be interpreted as a statement on the standard. He explicitly warns against using the language of 1. residents of border […]

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August 22nd, 2026 by Thomas Josef Wehlim

Russia

Now we are at war with Russia.

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August 14th, 2026 by Thomas Josef Wehlim