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The Verb: John Ruskin

John Ruskin

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Ian McMillan and guests celebrate writer, artist and critic John Ruskin.

Ian McMillan celebrates writer and critic John Ruskin, with guests including Amercan writer Kristen Roupenian. Plus, a new commission inspired by Ruskin's geological writing.

Ian McMillan celebrates the bicentenary of writer, artist and critic John Ruskin, alongside US fiction writer Kristen Roupenian (author of 'Cat Person' - a story which went viral after being published in The New Yorker), Professor Dinah Birch, and Sarala Estruch. He also introduces a new commission inspired by Ruskin's fascination with geology (a collaboration between the musician Sonic Pleasure and Verb regular, the poet Ira Lightman).

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