Long ago, as students, we read Shelley’s poem ‘Ozymandias’ in which the boast of the protagonist lay buried in the sands and it said, ‘My name is Ozymandias, king of kings, look on my works, ye ...

Dr Sanjeev Chopra Authors of most books published in the last two years – and I know this from reading the Prologue/Preface/Acknowledgments in books nominated for the Valley of Words Book Awards – ...

The North Park resident says she hopes to work with local schools to incorporate more poetry into their curriculums and host ...

Sunlight was emerging through the clouds on St Brigid’s Day, marking the Celtic start of spring, as they came to honour a poet of the natural world. Up to 300 mourners packed into a Belfast church on ...

I’ve been in Japan for less than 24 hours and somehow, I’ve found myself in a ruby-red basement bar watching an 89-year-old magician make a 1000-yen note levitate. I pull an Aussie $5 note from my ...

Acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley managed to touch the souls of people with just a few words, his funeral has heard.

This National Geographic book is much more than a coffee table tome, although you could easily spend hours just poring over the photographs: black-and-white reproductions from Shackleton’s voyage, and ...

Long-time Berks Countian and internationally known poet John Yamrus has announced the publication of his 41st book, a new volume of poems called "Don't Shoot the Messenger." Yamrus, who has had more ...

For Kaylee McKenzie, Eva Wolfe and Joslynn Reese, all 13 years old and eighth grade students at Wellsville Jr. Sr. High School, writing is therapeutic and a means of release for them and a way for ...

Fort Worth ISD adopted a new way of teaching reading and now elementary school students are learning to sharpen those skills ...

Centenary’s Hurley School of Music is collaborating with the Red River Poetry Society, Centenary’s student poetry ...

Marianne Faithfull, the London-born singer with an inimitable voice, has passed away at the age of 78. She was known for many ...