The final two programmes focus on classic poetry and include a selection of well-known poems often taught at Key Stage 2. These poems are read by the actors Maxine Peake and Julian Rhind-Tutt.

English Literature ... especially with a side of truth, will enjoy this classic. Where to read this sonnet: Poetry Foundation. 4. Sonnet 29: “When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes.” ...

“A New National Anthem” by Ada Limón Zach Czaia, an English teacher in Minneapolis, Minnesota, said he loves that this poem “talks back to a ‘classic’ text” – the national anthem. “It empowers ...

A new translation of "The Iliad" pairs well with Ukranian war poetry and a documentary on its suffering people.

Our critic A.O. Scott walks you through a poem that speaks to his mood right now. It’s called “Party Politics,” but it’s not ...

New details from Grendel writer/director Robert D. Krzykowski reveal a fascinating new take on the classic monster, as ...

Musicians have long taken inspiration from poetry for their work; here are four rock songs that pull from well-known poems.

Poetry by contemporary Southern writers was the topic of USC Aiken’s latest “Aiken in the Alley” lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 6 ...

With a starry cast including Jeff Bridges, Bryan Cranston and Dave Bautista, writer-director Robert D. Krzykowski is counting ...

Beowulf is one of the foundational texts of English literature, an epic poem about a warrior named Beowulf who takes on a fearsome monster named Grendel, then G ...

Continuing an annual tradition, Colgate University’s English and creative writing department and medieval and renaissance studies program hosted its eighth Milton-a-thon Sunday, Nov. 3. Beginning at ...

The nothing that poetry does is not the absence of action. Rather it is the fullness of providing space for discovery, imagination, and fresh connection. This space is, I think, not too distant from ...