The first poet in residence ever to be installed at Carlisle Cathedral in its 900 year history, has been visiting the city to explain what he hopes he can bring to the church in Cumbria.
He says he wants to use his position to engage the community with the Cathedral's day to day work.
Ryan Dollard reports:
Carlisle Cathedral's first 'poet in residence', (in it's 900 year history), has been explaining what he would like to achieve in the role.
Martyn Halsall was in the city to talk about how he'd like to involve more of the community in the Cathedral's day to day life:
After nine hundred years it has been decided that Carlisle Cathedral should have a resident poet penning verse from within it's walls. Martyn Halsall is the man who has been charged with the task. The former Guardian journalist takes up his post today.
Senior managers from blue chip companies are coming to Cumbria to learn how to use Wordsworth's principles in their business.
Read the full storyHe may have talked more about Hedgerows than Hedge funds, but William Wordsworth's poetry is the focal point of a course for high-powered executives being launched by Lancaster University. Students will study the poet as part of their studies for an International Masters in Practicing Management.
Professor Simon Bainbridge is one of the world's leading experts on Wordsworth and is running the course:
– Professor Simon Bainbridge, Lancaster UniversityWe discuss Wordsworth's concept of time, his visions and his collaboration with Coleridge to help people understand and explore other ways of thinking about their own ideas and how to use and develop them. Wordsworth helps people in business think about their priorities and their careers and how they can deal creatively with the challenges they face.
For instance, we use his concept of 'spots of time' - identifying key moments in life and reflecting on them - and its value in management and the development of individuals.
It may seem ironic that a man who wrote the line,"Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers", should be taken on as a 21st century icon of capitalism, but Professor Bainbridge is convinced the course can help big business get on track and pull the country out of recession.
