The American scholar of 20th-century literature and culture Elizabeth Outka has argued that works such as The Second Coming ...
Carl Phillips’s latest collection, Scattered Snows, To The North (Carcanet), is rich in his by-now familiar long, ...
Stephen Campbell’s book reminds us of the lies and self-congratulations we employ to create useful history, making historical ...
On March 3rd, pupils at Blackpool Gateway Academy were treated to an inspiring visit from 15-year-old author Zia Adam as they ...
We present an extract from John Montague: A Poet's Life, Adrian Frazier's new biography of the celebrated poet, who passed away in 2026 aged 87.
Their poems are part of world history and culture. Poets should and must document the destruction and horrors of war. But can poetry ameliorate a war or hasten a peaceful resolution? Perhaps ...
Seamus Heaney’s love-poem to marriage, The Skunk ... In this it resembles all the old thinking. The idea, for example, that each particular erases with its island willows, silly music from ...
So, if you’re looking for the perfect words for your loved one this year, why not share one of these poems, which attempt to express the wonder and complexities of romantic love. If you make a ...