Paul Engle noted that “poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power.” As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and ...

National Poetry Day is an occasion for everyone across the UK to celebrate poetry – in classrooms, bookshops and libraries, at home, onstage and online. The theme this year is ‘counting’, and the ...

Poetry is used all around the world as an important way to express how people are feeling and it is a great way of storytelling. National Poetry Day 2024 is celebrated on Thursday 3 October and is ...

Is poetry a lost art? We fear it’s on its way out – so National Poetry Day has never been more vital. From entertaining youngsters to comforting adults in life’s darkest moments, there is a poem for ...

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Sappho (the poetess) and Alcaeus. What are the top poems inspired by ancient Greece? Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Walters Museum Poetry stands as one of humanity’s oldest art ...

Claire Cameron is a novelist, essayist and author of the forthcoming memoir How to Survive a Bear Attack. This piece was assembled from more than 40 articles by historians, scholars, journalists ...

In an interview shortly before the election, Starmer said he doesn't dream and he doesn't have a favourite poem or book. Can he really be so unimaginative? It seems so. Four years ago, on Desert ...

Additionally, the band have revealed how a poem helped ‘Alone’ come to fruition. The LP, which marks The Cure’s first full-length release since 2008’s 4:13 Dream, is set to be shared on November 1st, ...

Poe’s writing career began in the early 1820s with the release of “Tamerlane and Other Poems,” a collection of poems that included the well-thought-out 403-line poem “Tamerlane,” which ...

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