Closely aligned to the theme of romantic love is that of desire, and across the centuries poets have written about the torture of yearning. The Greek poet Sappho knew this even 2,600 years ago. Women ...

Poet Kenneth Steven writes on the remote islands of St Kilda, where the community is only a distant memory echoed in the sound of seabirds. This is an island far out in the ocean. 'To make the sea ...

Performance poet Caitlin O'Ryan's poem about women walking home has struck a chord with thousands of people online. She joins us to perform At What Point and share what made her want to get up on ...

Photo courtesy of FT The Galle Literary Festival took place in the heart of Galle’s fort, inviting diverse voices in poetry ...

New Directions Publishing Essex HemphillThe Great Storyteller 1957-1995 As a Black gay writer and activist, Essex Hemphill used words as a weapon, a ...

Mauritius awaits Trump’s approval for UK to hand over archipelago, with Chagossians at odds over what’s in it for them.

The Brixton-based charity has run programmes including, Mandem, Lets Talk, helping young boys to express themselves through ...

Saikat Majumdar’s new book explores the rise of amateurs as a response to colonial rule, and its current form, embodied by ...

At JLF, Dabbagh says support of ‘Global South’ & India needed to resolve Gaza crisis, speaks of assault on Palestinian ...

Despite its beauty, it's thought that no more than a few hundred 'Una and the Lion' coins were struck at the time. This is ...

Children should stop being taught about the “greatness of the British Empire” as part of the Government’s curriculum shake-up ...

The gold five-pound coin was minted in 1839, celebrating the inception of Queen Victoria's rule just two years after it began ...