A framed poster of a stamp depicting Langston Hughes, who wrote some of the best poems in American history. Poetry provides the perfect way to indulge in the escapism of reading without the commitment ...

American poet Emily Dickinson. A mystical recluse, she lived all her life in Amherst, Massachusetts. Emily Dickinson was a 19th-century American poet whose name has become synonymous with classic ...

As I have every year since 2014, in 2025 I set aside a couple of months to peruse the year’s books of poetry — at least those books I had on hand. In the past, I’ve titled my annual roundup — one ...

Poetry books on love, life and wisdom are an emotional gift which can remind the receiver how thoughtful and caring your intentions are to make the right choice of book gifting. Explore here some of ...

So Far So Good by Ursula K Le Guin; Thrums by Thomas A Clark; Sculling by Sophie Dumont; Magadh by Shrikant Verma So Far So Good by Ursula K Le Guin (Spiral House, £13.99) The title of this final book ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. To some contemporary writers, one might consider a shopping ...

"A poet's hope," wrote Auden, is "to be, / like some valley cheese, / local, but prized elsewhere." No poet fulfilled that hope like Seamus Heaney. Born near Castledawson in 1939, he was loved the ...