The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far)
We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...
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Life, like a poem, is a series of choices
It’s impossible for me to talk about writing without talking about living, writes Maggie Smith, author of the new book, "Dear ...
What Happens to Your Brain When You Retire?
Research has also found a link between retirement and the onset of depression. Suddenly going from a “busy work life to a ...
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If you think Homer's poetry is stodgy and boring, you’ve never heard Emily Wilson's version
I remember just being astonished by the representations of the gods. The omnipresence of the gods in the world of the Iliad, ...
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101-year-old poetry-loving, great-grandmother celebrated on World Poetry Day
In celebration of World Poetry Day on Friday March 21st, Millfield Nursing Home in Chesterfield is honouring one of its very own wordsmiths – a 101-year-old proud great-grandmother.
Cara Dillon: 'I started thinking how important my roots are'
Cara Dillon talks with evident pride of her ninth solo album, Coming Home, and as she chats to The Yorkshire Post via video, ...
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22 Short Poems That’ll Help You Read More Poetry This Year
Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic ... Something of a prodigy, Spencer graduated from college at 17 years old as valedictorian of her class.
I’m a grandmother who’s releasing a hip-hop album – never give up your dreams’
She was one of the youngest people in the UK to be diagnosed with MS at the time, and while the process has been ‘tumultuous’ ...
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The Aeneid, a 2,000-year-old poem that reads like a playbook for U.S. politics today
(Win McNamee/Getty Images) The new regime in Washington now has a taste for something that's very old ... you read between the lines there are at the very least ambivalent attitudes present in the ...
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This old poem about plums has been turned into a hilariously nerdy meme
Ever wondered what happens when you cross "Mambo Number 5" with William Carlos Williams' poem about eating some plums? Of course you have! Well, poetry nerds have gone and given "This Is Just To ...
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‘Love Is a Dangerous Word’ features a collection of rare 30-year-old poems by Black queer author Essex Hemphill
Revered Black queer poet and activist Essex Hemphill’s literary works have finally returned to print in a newly released collection called Love is a Dangerous Word: the Selected Poems of Essex ...