Lyric poetry refers to a short poem, often with songlike qualities, that expresses the speaker’s personal emotions and feelings. Historically intended to be sung and accompany musical instrumentation, ...

In this short Q&A, Sawako Nakayasu discusses her curatorial approach and her own creative work. Sawako Nakayasu: Thank you, Mary. It is such a pleasure to be part of this. Poets.org: And thank you for ...

National Poetry Day is an occasion for everyone across the UK to celebrate poetry – in classrooms, bookshops and libraries, at home, onstage and online. The theme this year is ‘counting’, and the ...

The shortlist for the first New Irish Writing’s annual awards in five years has been revealed. This year’s winners — one for best short story, one for best poetry — will be chosen by John Boyne and ...

A new poem by Dermot Bolger to mark the first anniversary of his friend and fellow author’s death ...

It was only much later that I realised they were my first attempts at poetry.”He would later write love poems of his own ...

Li Shaojun, editor of the book, said that poetry is a universal language of humanity, expressing shared human emotions. "The ...

One day in September, the online gambling website 1xbet live-streamed 1,297 games of “short football.” A match is around 10 minutes long and played on a small field between teams of three to ...

When he isn’t keeping the railway safe and moving freely, Network Rail signaller Ezra Miles is penning his thoughts down in the form of poetry. Earlier this year ... to visit friends and loved ones ...

Paul Engle noted that “poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power.” As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and ...

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Sappho (the poetess) and Alcaeus. What are the top poems inspired by ancient Greece? Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Walters Museum Poetry stands as one of humanity’s oldest art ...