For “The Favorite Poem Project,” I chose a well-known sonnet of Shakespeare’s because I love how it speaks to readers today.

What would an acorn write to an oak tree? Or a coat to her button? A child to his toes? A pebble to the river? Dear Acorn, ...

The prolific novelist’s correspondence, collected for the first time, trace a life of literary brilliance, turbulent loves ...

There are lots of different types of poetry, but they often contain similar ingredients. The main ingredient in a poem is words. Poems can be about anything: they can tell a story or they can be a ...

At the beginning of the year, the World Economic Forum issued the results of its Future of Jobs Report. The survey of 1,000 large organisations worldwide identified AI as the top driver of potential ...

I’ll admit it — I’m a Taylor Swift fan. But it’s not her love life, her wardrobe, or even her chart-topping hooks that draw me in. What captivates me is the depth of her lyricism. Swift has an uncanny ...

Wisława Szymborska was known throughout the world through her poetry, was referred to as the 'Mozart of poetry' by the Nobel committee who gave her the prize in 1996. On the day of her passing on the ...

Overall, the definition of light verse is poetry designed to be entertaining and amusing. The poems tend to be brief and ...

Other family papers include those of the Hamiltons of Dunboyne, Co. Meath (MSS 4817-4823) and the Hartpole-Bowens of counties Mayo, Laois and Kilkenny (MSS 1933a-n and 4813-4816). Some collections are ...