We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...

The 19th-century English poet was a "prolific reviser" who tested out many variations of his work before publication. A new ...

In his latest book, Peter Kirkpatrick retrieves from Australian cultural history the compelling figure of the “ wild reciter ”, as a reviewer in the 1920s termed amateur elocutionists.

We may earn a commission from your purchases. As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems as well.

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