40 Comforting Funeral Poems That Honor Loved Ones
When grief seems impossible to express, let the literary greats lend a helping hand and provide some much-needed comfort with ...
Poems express ideas better than prose
UNICEF celebrates World Poetry Day annually with themes like 'environment' and 'Standing on the shoulders of giants'. Poetry ...
His Poems Are a Joy to Hear, Even When Their Meanings Aren’t Clear
In his latest collection, Paul Muldoon continues his longtime trick of marshaling obscure references into fluent, fun and ...
Rare first edition Robert Burns poetry book fetches £62,700 at auction
A rare first edition book of poetry by Robert Burns has sold for more than £60,000 at auction. Auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull ...
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Lowell poet selected as finalist in the Beals Prize for poetry
The Beals Memorial Library announced area poet Maya Maria, of Lowell, has been selected as a finalist in the 2024 Beals Prize ...
In the Studio - Ada Limón: A poem for Nasa
In the Studio follows US poet laureate Ada Limón as she crafts an original poem dedicated to NASA’s Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s icy moon. Her poem will be engraved on the Clipper spacecraft, ...
Wendy Cope: ‘When people rudely ask the secret to getting poems published? Get better at writing’
The ‘Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis’ poet shares the book that surprised her the most, the best thing a reader ever said to ...
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Musicians and poets unite for ''Poems, Bells and Synths''
A free concert will be held in the Augustinian Church, Shop St, Drogheda, on Culture Night, Friday September 20th as Drogheda's musicians and poets come together for ''Poems, Bells and Synths''. The ...
Young writers put Oak Park on the poetry map of Illinois
Four grade schoolers from Oak Park were among winners of the 2024 Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards, a statewide contest.
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Irish national poetry winner to read on Guemes Island
The Skagit River Poetry Foundation will host a poetry reading by Irish national poetry prize winner Tony Curtis at the Spirit ...
First edition Robert Burns book of poetry to be sold at auction
A rare first edition book of poetry by Robert Burns is expected to sell for up to £60,000 when it goes under the hammer later ...