All Dreams Are Nonsense
Our eyes fixate on a march to freedom, some sort of practicality Growing up is being taken away from the world’s tactful strategies The...
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Isaac Lomax
- Jun 1
As One Closes...
My wonderful Spark team, readers and viewers. September 2024 will see out my fourth - and last - year of leading a student publication,...
Isaac Lomax
- Jun 1
Are YOU One in 17,000?
Pole position at The Spark is up for grabs. Do you fancy your chances? Reading University’s homegrown publication (one of the UK’s...
Culann Robinson
- May 25
Poetry Past
(Written by a former Reading student) The first poem, Hominem Te Esse Memento, is about war. The second one went through a few subjects....
Louise Colechin
- May 9
Branches Intertwined
Growth, transformation, exploration, and reflection The calmness and beauty of nature’s imperfections The world is changing all around...
Fabergé Warland-Edge
- May 9
The Sleeper's Debt
The world is so lonely when no one is awake Me and the window And the words I leave On the sill, Hoping the wind will sneak in and sneak...
Tilly Healing-Perry
- May 9
Winner's Comment
It is with great honour and pleasure that I get to write this, after having helped to judge The Spark’s 'Metamorphosis' spring contest...
Grace Wayne
- May 9
The Allure of a Fallen Flower
Laid motionless on the ground, cut from my life source, on the brink of beauty’s end. Where there was once the promise of growth, now...
Grace Wayne
- Mar 22
In Place of Your Voice
Come September 18th you’ll have been dead for six years. Six years of silence. A notable absence of your voice in every room I enter. I...
Fabergé Warland-Edge
- Mar 14
Thoughts From The Bottom Of A Well
Sitting in the deep pupil of a blue eye Tree branch eyelashes overhanging The eye that turns black at night The puddle in which I sit...
CJ Burden
- Mar 14
Into the Woods’ Break-Out Stars: A Fantastic(al) Journey
A brilliant run for the folks of Drama Society as their production of ‘Into The Woods’ (originally directed by James Lapine with music...
Luke Booth
- Mar 8
Pierce Budnyj
- Mar 8
Oscar Predictions - 2024 (Part 4)
Best Director Nominees: Jonathan Glazer (The Zone Of Interest), Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things), Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer), Martin...
Louise Colechin
- Mar 7
Fearless Femininity - Taylor Swift’s Empowering Narrative and Resonance in the Feminist Movement
Not only has Taylor Swift left an extraordinary mark on the music industry, but she is recognised as a prominent figure in discussions of...
Pierce Budnyj
- Mar 6
Oscar Predictions - 2024 (Part 3)
Thank you for reading my articles on the Oscar race so far. If you’re a tad lost, then please read the opening of my first article on...
Pierce Budnyj
- Mar 4
Oscar Predictions - 2024 (Part 2)
Hello and welcome to the second part of four Oscar Prediction articles. The first two (including this one) are currently available, with...
Pierce Budnyj
- Feb 29
Oscar Predictions - 2024 (Part 1)
It’s that time of year, again - the Oscars! Admittedly, these days, no one seems to care enormously about the ceremony, aside from...
Tea Southwell
- Feb 19
Messy and Gay
‘Pageboy’ is a touching, tender and unflinchingly honest memoir. It’s the kind of writing that reminds me why I write. It’s also messy....
Hannah Tan
- Feb 19
My Yearning, Melancholic Heart
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