South African poetry, rich with history, has long been an underappreciated cornerstone of the country's cultural landscape. But a new free-to-access digital archive is helping change that.Focused on ...

Claude McKay, one of the most influential figures in the Harlem Renaissance, left behind a rich collection of poetry that ...

With the dawn of a ceasefire in Gaza, the writer reflects on collections by Palestinian poets that don’t lose sight of love ...

Published on this day in 1845, the work used alliteration, internal rhyme and repetition to draw in readers, lending it a dark and melancholic tone ...

The poet Maya Angelou remains beloved more than a decade after her death. Yet few lift up the power of her voice in the ...

Bad Religion released their debut album, 'How Could Hell Be Any Worse?' and it's still important more than 40 years later.

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not ...

Despite more women becoming involved in Burns clubs in recent years, the top table at Burns suppers still tends to be predominantly occupied by men. Ms Burley says: "I've spoken at a lot of Burns ...

Burns (1759 -1796) was among the greatest poets of the 18th century. In his work he explores themes of freedom, love, loss, landscape, ancestry, and what it is to be alive. Rooted in romanticism, ...