For National Poetry Month, city of Charleston poet laureate AsiahMae is reading a poem every day via a video on Instagram.

trees that lined roads now lying on their sides. The librarian, my friend, speaks of water, light, of days given to keeping her mother warm. The children don’t know who the poet is. They’ll ...

Learn about rhythm in poetry and how it can be used as device which has an effect on the reader. How to understand open and closed form in poetry Closed form poetry uses stricts patterns of rhymes ...

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Hilton, who was born in the U.K. and has been a U.S. citizen since 2021, appeared at the Nixon Library as part of his “Califailure” book tour, in which he argues that homelessness, high costs ...

His nearest and dearest wore orange hoodies displaying ‘Tom 33 ... ‘Run Away’ by Real McCoy, ‘Save Me’ by Darren Styles, and ‘Missing You’ by Puff Daddy, as well as the hymn ...

The author and poet Michael Rosen introduces and reads some of his best-known poems for children: The space on the page The 'space' is a ‘friend’ to whom Michael Rosen can tell anything.

And for binge watchers, it’s also the perfect chance to study up by diving into the books that are being adapted into movies and TV shows in 2025. Here are some of the thrillers, romances ...

A collection of poetry exploring what it takes to dream, give and love during some of life’s challenging moments. It’s National Poetry Month and Jennifer Ollie is offering a safe space for ...

Mark Ford and Seamus Perry introduce Love and Death, a new Close Readings series on elegy from the Renaissance to the present day. They discuss why the elegy can be a particularly energising form for ...