That’s newly sprung in June;" When it comes to classic symbols of love, Burn’s Red Red Rose is right up there with a red, red heart. In one of the most famous love poems of all time, Burns ...
As the split title infers, this poem is a combination of Lochhead’s own memories of Hogmanay in the 1950s and a love poem written for her husband. Despite its distinctly autobiographical nature ...
The rare handwritten copy of “Sonnet 116” features several additional lines, which may have been an attempt to insert British royalist ideas into the romantic ode, according to researchers ...