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“Never” begins as a lonesome ballad and ends as a lonesome dance ... “Ask the Elephant,” seemingly a children’s poem, is a cute but odd piece of work I’m not sure what to make of.

We share 5 top tips to help you take your poetry to the next level, with advice from award-winning poet and UAL Short Courses ...

Over a career that’s now in its seventh decade, Frederick Seidel has published nearly 20 notable collections of poetry—work ...

For example, the traditional New Year's ballad, Auld Lang Syne ... Burns was also a lover of scotch whisky, with many of his poems – such as Tam O'Shanter (1791) and John Barleycorn (1782 ...

After weeks of speculation about "Supreme Guide" Ali Khamenei's strategy for dealing with the new Trump administration in Washington, it seems that he has opted for a cocktail of tantalizing pledges ...

The Dean of Science invites you to submit an original poem or song on any ... Let your creativity shine! For example, you can write a limerick, a haiku, a sonnet, or a song from any music genre – ...

Another brutally cold week in the books and the blazing warmth of new music is our light at the end of the tunnel. This week, we have another stellar list ...

My first show of 2025 is Gone Missing by The Civilians and Michael Friedman. Aysan Celik, an original Civilians member and the wonderful director of this production, brought me aboard for this ...

In her father’s native Clogher, Co Tyrone, the surname was widespread. So to avoid confusion, they became the “James Eoin” (pronounced to rhyme with “coin”) branch. And from there, the identify tags ...