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Steve Newman

    Newcastle Upon Tyne
    Diary of a Malcontent: My Experience as a Civilian Employee at the New York City Department of Correction
    Holy Island of Lindisfarne
    Gallipoli
    Bamburgh, Seahouses and the Farne Islands
    Ballad Collection, Lyric, and the Canon
    • Ballad Collection, Lyric, and the Canon

      The Call of the Popular from the Restoration to the New Criticism

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Exploring the intersection of poetry and cultural identity, this collection delves into the significance of ballads and lyric forms within the literary canon. It highlights how these poetic traditions reflect societal values, personal experiences, and historical contexts. Through a diverse array of voices and styles, the work emphasizes the enduring power of lyrical expression and its role in shaping collective memory and artistic heritage. The collection invites readers to appreciate the emotional depth and storytelling inherent in these poetic forms.

      Ballad Collection, Lyric, and the Canon
    • Gallipoli

      • 232 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      In this work, the author presents the precise spots where the battle at Gallipoli took place with a range of contemporary photographs. It provides a link between past and present; from one century to the next; that the deeds of those whose bones lie buried in a foreign field shall not be forgotten. schovat popis

      Gallipoli
    • In light of multiple cases of sexual harassment coming to public attention, may I relate how my career as a permanent tenured civil servant as a computer programmer in the New York City Department of Correction was blighted by more than three years of harassment by my supervisors and by the Department. This harassment was not sexual. But I was harassed. My complaints of harassment were not investigated and the managers continued to harass me. I was shouted at. They transferred me to Rikers Island. A swastika was placed upon my desk. I resigned.

      Diary of a Malcontent: My Experience as a Civilian Employee at the New York City Department of Correction