It’s impossible for me to talk about writing without talking about living, writes Maggie Smith, author of the new book, "Dear ...

with epic poems that had to be memorized to be passed down, as people didn’t have printing presses or maybe even written work yet. That’s why those poems have rhyme and/or have a steady rhythm ...

As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems as well. I often hear from peers and students that ...

I considered dropping, but in an effort to Not Run Away from Hard Things ... will have you wanting to read her work again and again. Favorite poem: “[The famous poets came for us]” Time ...

Forty years ago, Northern English poet Harrison published a powerful work inspired by vandalised gravestones in his hometown Leeds. Then, when it was screened on TV in 1987, a national furore erupted.