There must be no pause between the tragedy and the missile. I’m almost sure it was Dickens who wrote, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; the season of WhatsApped mourning and the ...

I also greatly admire Arundhati Roy, especially her novel ‘The God of Small Things.’ Its lyrical prose, rich imagery, and poignant exploration of social and personal struggles deeply resonated with me ...

Think you have a way with words? The Poetry Slay Challenge by Keno Publications invites poets, writers and logophiles to an evening in Nicosia dedicated to performance poetry. This Thursday night ...

Relegated to one half of a meaningless alliterative phrase in the song from Mera Saya, 'Bareilly ke bazaar mein', it would, ...

From anti-apartheid work to uniting migrant workers, Sutton showed us how to build worker power, keeping socialism’s flame burning bright, and leaving London’s mighty May Day parade as his legacy, ...

He died in July, and she applied to be poet laureate in August. “Poetry does save lives,” she said. “It did not save his, but it has saved mine, and I believe it saved others, and it has the ...

Who’s on the couch here? The psychiatrist or the poet? The poem or the practice of psychiatry? As a poet and a psychiatrist/therapist, I exist in both practices ...

A single tweet from US President Donald Trump could change the course of this weekend’s federal election, according to grim voter sentiment analysis from pollsters Roy Morgan. Roy Morgan CEO ...

Most poetry and songs for young students rhyme and have strong rhythm which helps students say and remember the words. Teachers can collaborate with the school’s librarian to find poems and ...

Paresh Rawal, BJP MP, tweeted that he wished to see writer and outspoken critic of the government’s human Arundhati Roy, used as a human shield in Kashmir.He later complained that the Twitter ...

(If you’re just discovering the Poetry Challenge, please check out yesterday’s introduction. It’s never too late to start!) Once you’ve got these, you’ve learned a third of the poem ...