One of the UK's GCSE English exams requires students to learn 15 poems before they reach Year 11, and one of those poems will ...

Written between the 5th and 11th centuries, Old English poetry features a distinct, alliterative structure and was intended to be read aloud. These poems often reflect the social attitudes of ...

A long-lost manuscript discovered in Rome has revealed one of the oldest surviving versions of the very first known poem written in English. Hidden for decades and once believed lost, the ...

Looking for some roarsome poetry planning? This resource includes 5 lessons (960 words) and 11 resources that will engage and motivate children to write their own poems. They will gather some ...

An early ninth-century manuscript containing a text of the first known poem in the English language has been discovered in Rome by researchers from Trinity College Dublin. The newly-discovered ...

When the morning sun rises high, And the world wakes up with a new light, We remember the freedom we’ve won, And the dreams we reach with all our might. The land we cherish, free and bright, Is a gift ...

*Originally published on March 15, 2021. It was cold. It was freezing. The old man was — probably — sneezing. But we don't know about the final detail. Sneezes are not specified. Or about the old man ...

In the recent decade, Nepal has seen a significant rise in poets writing in English. With events catered for emerging authors, more publishing opportunities, and the popularity of anthologies such as ...

Shortly after 7am on April 9 1917, 39-year-old writer Edward Thomas was killed by a shell during the Battle of Arras in northern France. He left a body of mostly unpublished work that has since ...