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Poetry Quotations

April 7, 2017

William Wordsworth The Wordsmith

England's most influential Romantic poet was born on the 7th of April in 1770, at Cockermouth…

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Literary Awards News Poetry

March 30, 2017

Poetic Memoir is Winner of Ted Hughes Award 2016

The winner of the Ted Hughes Award for new work in poetry has been announced…

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Poetry Quotations

March 28, 2017

7 Poetry Verses From Hafez to Awaken Your Heart.

Khwāja Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī is know by his pen-name 'Hafez' or 'Hafiz', meaning 'memoriser' or…

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Culture Poetry

March 27, 2017

The Perfection of the Haiku

A three line poem consisting of 17 syllables written in a 5/7/5 syllable rhythm…what could…

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Poetry Video

March 24, 2017

Howl by Allen Ginsberg (and how it was seized on grounds of obscenity)

On 25th March, 1957 US Customs seized copies of Allen Ginsberg’s poem Howl on grounds…

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Poetry

March 21, 2017

10 of My Favourite Lines from Poetry

Poetry is so subjective and that’s because it speaks to the heart, and each of…

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Literature Quotations

March 20, 2017

Ten Quotes to Celebrate Ovid the Poet

The Roman poet Ovid was born on March 20th 43BC, living during the reign of…

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News Poetry Video

March 20, 2017

Nobel Prize Winner Derek Walcott Reads Sea Grapes

Sir Derek Alton Walcott (January 1930- March 2017) was an award-winning poet from Saint Lucia;…

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Arty News Poetry

March 13, 2017

Last Known Sketch of Dylan Thomas Donated to Swansea Collection

One of the last known sketches sat for by Dylan Thomas has been gifted to…

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Poetry Video

March 9, 2017

Vita Sackville-West Reads from ‘The Land’

Vita Sackville-West (9 March 1892 – 2 June 1962) was an English poet, novelist and…

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