William Shakespeare gave the English language more than just poetic sonnets and tragic deaths. He also gave us some of the ...

The phrase was reportedly first used 250 years ago Sunday by lawyer and legislator Patrick Henry to persuade Virginia ...

Elizabeth Siddal's tragic life as a muse and model and Christina Rossetti’s poetry, expose the Pre-Raphaelite era’s depiction ...

There is something for everyone as a Shakespearean tragedy, several West End musicals and a world-class comedian are among the tickets going on sale for Norwich Theatres. Ambassadors, corporate ...

April is National Poetry Month, so in honor of that I will offer some thoughts about springtime poems. The first to come to ...

Paris Angels and Black Grape guitarist Paul Wagstaff has died, it has been announced. His friends and fans paid tribute to ...

Bard bashing has become something of a national sport, says Robert McCrum, and the latest attempt to rewrite the legacy of ...

March 21, 2025, the globe will unite to commemorate World Poetry Day, a day devoted to celebrating one of humanity's deepest ...

The girl-power premise behind Lauren Gunderson’s A Room in the Castle has good stuff, but is unevenly executed.

Of American poets born after the Civil War, Pound and Eliot have the strongest claim on long attention, though both in recent ...

On March 10, 2025, the Wisconsin Book Festival hosted the University of Wisconsin Creative Writing Department’s six masters ...