Ceasefire,” his most famous poem, invoked the “Iliad” in exploring his country’s sectarian strife. But his work wasn’t ...

The Devon birthplace of one of Britain’s best-loved authors is to be saved for posterity after Dartmoor planners gave the ...

Throughout history, poets have captured the essence of love, desire, longing, and devotion in their verses. Romantic poetry ...

Chesham was once famous for its avenue of tall elm trees which went through the park. Some people still lament its loss. This is the ...

A lustrous scion of fin-de-siècle Vienna, she was born Alma Maria Schindler, the daughter of the operetta singer Anna Bergen ...

As a religion scholar, however, I believe one of the greatest loves in the Bible is a story of friendship: the intense ...

The discovery has led to Brian being contacted by the Clan Wallace in the United States to send them a copy of the poem of which they were unaware of. He admits that his “heart jumped” when he saw it ...

Langston Hughes is known as the people’s poet. I would say Biggers is the people’s painter. The man and the work are one.” ...

The funeral of acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley has taken place in Belfast. Mr Longley died in hospital at the age of 85 on 22 January. The poet is survived by his wife Edna and children ...

In If Only, the Norwegian novelist distills a story of romance into all its private discomfort and claustrophobia. Its ...

I wanted Midwestern prairies, but we moved to his hometown on the West Coast. He wooed me and wanted L.A. to seduce me. Would it really happen?

We lost our first pitch for Irn-Bru to Sir John ... Caption: DIFFERENT. Instead of one beautifully filmed £500,000 blockbuster, we made forty mini-masterpieces. Next came the posters.