Opinion
Gnomes of Donegal - Frank McNally on William Allingham’s peculiar brand of Irishness
And yet Allingham’s most ambitious work, the epic poem Laurence Bloomfield, was a portrait of the much troubled Ireland as a whole, circa 1864. Describing an idealistic young landlord’s return home ...
The Daily Star19d
WB Yeats
Pre-occupation Palestine had, to use Anglo-American poet WH Auden's words, "marble well-governed cities" full of "vines and olive trees." But Israel and its allies have turned it into "an ...
Reader's Digest20d
22 Short Poems That’ll Help You Read More Poetry This Year
But if you need a quick-acting dose of inspiration, the short poems in this collection have just what you’re looking for. In a couple of minutes—or seconds!—these famous poems will open your ...
Appreciation: Playwright Athol Fugard proved the pen could be mightier than the sword
W.H. Auden, meditating on the role of the artist in a poem by W.B. Yeats, concluded that poetry “makes nothing ... to leave their home so that she can pursue her dream of being a famous singer. Fugard ...
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Aerial dance and circus acrobatics as children’s play inspired by WB Yeats comes to Wexford’s Opera House
Inspired by the children’s poetry and stories of WB Yeats, When The Moon Spun Round is a coming together of artists and performers from the worlds of aerial dance and traditional arts ...
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Do you know these 15 famous women who made history?
In celebration of International Women’s Day, we have a list of 15 famous women who defied the odds, challenged societal norms, and left a huge impact on the world. From groundbreaking scientists to ...
New Republic25d
In Memory of W. B. Yeats
The current of his feeling failed. He became his admirers. Now he is scattered among a hundred cities.
BBC27d
Tony Harrison's V: Why a poem outraged 1980s Britain
a well-respected US organisation set up to promote poetry, describes Harrison as "Britain's leading poet-playwright", and says that V remains his "most famous poem". But while V's power to shock ...
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Photos: Celebrating Chicago’s 188th birthday with a famous Rainbow Cone cake
What better way to celebrate than with a famous Rainbow Cone cake! Rainbow Cone’s signature cake is also getting a makeover. Like the cone that inspired it, the Rainbow Cake features the five ...
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Rare copy of famous Shakespeare love poem found
A rare hand-written copy of one of the most famous love poems ever written has been discovered after hundreds of years. Dr Leah Veronese uncovered the version of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 ...
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20 Famous Poems Everyone Needs to Read at Least Once
Navigate your way into this beautiful art form with this list of the most famous poems ever written. What jumps into your mind when you think of the most famous poems ever written? Shakespearean ...