Nature Calling is a new project using the Surrey Hills as its background. The trails which can be used at Box Hill and ...

Madeline Miller spent over a decade writing The Song of Achilles – a fantasy romance retelling of Homer’s epic poem The Iliad ...

Donald Niedekker’s “Strange and Perfect Account From the Permafrost” offers an ambitious view of human history and is full of ...

The Pulitzer Center congratulates the 2025 Fighting Words Poetry Contest winners and finalists!This year's Fighting Words ...

The University of Birmingham and Longleat in Wiltshire have collaborated on a new project re-examining the famous medieval poem, La Belle Dame sans Mercy (The Beautiful Lady without Mercy) by Alain ...

’ ve been on the road for a couple of weeks, giving readings from my new book of poems, Dwell. A few years ago I bumped into Tim Smit in a pub in Yorkshire. We started talking about some of the ...

Our poetry editor recommends collections that revel in nature, family life, hard work and language. By Gregory Cowles If we’re being honest here, a true starter pack of modern American poetry ...

April is National Poetry Month. In Washington, it is also marked by a shedding of coats and a gorgeous display of cherry blossoms, magnolias and dogwood trees — nature, in full bloom.

The origins of this phrase are obscure, but it’s generally believed to have been heavily inspired by Coleridge, who wrote in his 1825 poem “ Work Without Hope ”: “All Nature seems at work.

Recite these cozy Christmas poems to share the holiday spirit and make even your Grinchiest loved ones say, "Ho, ho, ho!" Snow-tipped chimneys, fresh pine, lively carols and gifts wrapped with ...

The connection between Nowruz and poetry Throughout history, Persian poets have drawn inspiration from the arrival of spring, the beauty of nature, and the renewal that Nowruz represents. The themes ...