Niall O'Sullivan - Poet
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| Blog Name: | Niall O'Sullivan - Poet |
| Url: | http://niallosullivan.co.uk |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | poetry, culture, evolution |
| Description: | Niall O'Sullivan is a poet, editor and event host. He has published two books of poetry with Flipped Eye and hosts London's biggest open mic, Poetry Unplugged, at the Poetry Cafe. |
| Popularity: | 28 Followers |
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The Greatest Show on Earth: the Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins: review
Sometimes I find myself muting my praise for Richard Dawkins. In the Guardian-reading, liberal, accommodating, live-and-let-live atmosphere of the London literary scene, standing up and telling whole groups of people that they’re wrong about things seems terribly improper. Most of the poets and writers I run into these days are atheists and agnostics, but they are quick to distance themselves from Dawkins with the usual provisos that while they agree with him, they find him too strident and arrogant. Others like to fire off the accusation that he is militant, as if writing books and giving lectures about what you do or don’t believe is equivalent to being a member of t
Sometimes I find myself muting my praise for Richard Dawkins. In the Guardian-reading, liberal, accommodating, live-and-let-live atmosphere of the London literary scene, standing up and telling whole groups of people that they’re wrong about things seems terribly improper. Most of the poets and writers I run into these days are atheists and agnostics, but they are quick to distance themselves from Dawkins with the usual provisos that while they agree with him, they find him too strident and arrogant. Others like to fire off the accusation that he is militant, as if writing books and giving lectures about what you do or don’t believe is equivalent to being a member of t
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