I researched poetry written during COVID – five years on, here’s how people say it helped them
The American scholar of 20th-century literature and culture Elizabeth Outka has argued that works such as The Second Coming ...
New poetry by Carl Phillips; Rebecca Watts; Charles Lang; and Nuala O’Connor
Carl Phillips’s latest collection, Scattered Snows, To The North (Carcanet), is rich in his by-now familiar long, ...
An antibiography biography of Leonardo da Vinci
Stephen Campbell’s book reminds us of the lies and self-congratulations we employ to create useful history, making historical ...
Blackpool Gazette on MSN11d
Young Blackpool Author Inspires Pupils at Gateway Academy with her Passion for Poetry
On March 3rd, pupils at Blackpool Gateway Academy were treated to an inspiring visit from 15-year-old author Zia Adam as they ...
RTÉ Ireland11d
John Montague: A Poet's Life - an extract from the new biography
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.
Los Angeles Times22d
How can Israelis and Palestinians make peace? Reading each other’s poetry is a good start
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 ...
The Irish Times29d
Valentine’s Day love letters: poems to celebrate the love of your life
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 ...
The Conversation29d
Eight of the most romantic poems to read to your love this Valentine’s Day
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 ...