I have discovered Snapchat. This may be a very bad thing, I think I may become obsessed. The filters are brilliant! This is my first snap. Let me know what you think and feel free to add me on snapchat: madamearkadina
Madame Arkadina
Bloglovin’: Do you use it?
Follow my blog with Bloglovin I only discovered Bloglovin’ few months ago and I’ve mainly been using it to read blogs I was already keeping a whether-eye on, but now I’ve decided to give it a try myself. What do you think? Do you use Bloglovin’ for your blog or to read others? Love or […]
The History of English Poetry in 8 Poems

I was scrolling through my Twitter feed the other day when I ran across a tweet from Interesting Literature summarising the history of English Poetry in just 8 poems. I know, tall order right? I was intrigued. And as I read them it struck me as the perfect opportunity for some poetry reading! So I read them. […]
Untitled by Edna St. Vincent Millay
“Untitled” by Edna St. Vincent Millay. Read by Madame Arkadina Love is not all: it is not meat nor drink Nor slumber nor a roof against the rain; Nor yet a floating spar to men that sink And rise and sink and rise and sink again; Love can not fill the thickened lung with […]
Judi Dench: ‘I live in fear as an actor’

I can’t decide whether I find that statement comforting or scary … I’ll go with both. At the same time. Emotional range and all that RT @TheStage: Judi Dench: ‘I live in fear as an actor’ @MountviewLDN bit.ly/1C30NAU http://t.co/9Jf0pnvi1x