The Scrapbook keeps an eye on the British press—largely because it’s interesting, and sometimes fun, to read; but also because, now and then, a little nugget emerges which tells a larger story.

Troy Jollimore, who professes philosophy at Chico State University, is also an acclaimed poet. His first poetry book, “Tom Thomson In Purgatory,” won the 2006 National Book Critics Circle Award for ...

Jollimore (At Lake Scugog), a professor of philosophy at California State University, Chico, delivers philosophical ideas through beautifully crafted language in a third full-length collection of ...