Shel Silverstein was a master of linguistic mischief, using repetition and creative wordplay to amuse and prepare kids for reading.

I come alive in the nighttime. When I can't sleep I stay up and rhyme. I put my glasses on and shake up time. I am brought to ...

PAM Ayres is a crowd-pleaser, in the nicest possible way. Though she had a cold, she was an ebullient, cheerful presence. I am glad she wasn’t just being interviewed on stage (the occasion marked the ...

Abdullaev became a jobless poet who lived in modesty verging on poverty, but frequently travelled to literary festivals in the former Soviet Union, Europe and the United States. Like hundreds of ...

This Morning host Cat Deeley became tearful on air as she was surprised with a personalised poem marking her 48th birthday.

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Norfolk’s Tim Seibles receives a lifetime achievement award from the Furious Flower Poetry Center, joining other top ...

With a new collection of unearthed and polished up Lone Justice recordings out today, Maria McKee looks back with Alan Pedder ...

From love poems for her and love poems for him to words exploring issues of unity and injustice, gender and race, the best poem books explore all aspects of life.

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To rhyme “kitchen” with “bitchin’” and not kill the vibe is testament to the delightful uncanniness of her delivery and her ...