However, in this election year, it is worth asking why most contemporary Australian poetry is not more widely read and whether the federal government might try to address this issue. This question ...

The renowned wordsmith invites conversation through biology, beauty, and the Bible. In this episode, theologian Russell Moore sits down with acclaimed poet and philosopher David Whyte to explore ...

A Manx poet, actor, and playwright has received the Isle of Man's top cultural award. Annie Kissack has been awarded the Reih Bleeaney Vanannan, or Manannan's Choice of the Year, by Culture Vannin.

The death of the poet, writer and broadcaster Pat Ingoldsby at the age of 82 has been confirmed by his family. He died in a nursing home in Clontarf, Co Dublin. The popular author was a familiar ...

Dublin poet and broadcaster Pat Ingoldsby has died at the age of 82 in a nursing home in Clontarf in Dublin. Mr Ingoldsby, who was born in Malahide on August 25th, 1942, is survived by his ...

Reader Alert: if you are a Zionist, you will probably not want to read Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal by the much-vilified and cancelled poet Mohammed El-Kurd. If you do read it ...

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.

Forty years ago, Northern English poet Harrison published a powerful work inspired by vandalised gravestones in his hometown Leeds. Then, when it was screened on TV in 1987, a national furore erupted.

The legendary poet, writer and broadcaster Pat Ingoldsby has died at the age of 82. The popular author, who was a household name and a familiar figure on RTE television, died in a nursing home in ...

At a loss for words? Poetry expresses the feelings we struggle to convey. Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic moments, silly rhymes for kids and limericks for ...

William Adolphe Bouguereau 1825-1905. Homer and his Guide 1874 via Wikimedia Commons Poetry stands as one of humanity’s oldest art forms. It is the art of manipulating words into rhythm and meaning to ...