Michael Laskey has been awarded the King's Gold Medal for Poetry for the year 2025. The 81-year-old said he is "completely ...

Roshan Doug is an educationalist and a former Birmingham Poet Laureate. Today he explains why Jim Ratcliffe's language might ...

This 'secret' Cornwall fishing village is renowned for its picturesque views and quaint cottages, but its real beauty comes from being truly 'frozen in time' ...

Two landmarks near Peterborough have been awarded £75,000 in grant funding from Historic England. John Clare Cottage in Helpston, the birthplace of the nature poet, has received £22,500 to fund ...

Thought of the day by Robert Frost focuses on work, time, effort, and leadership. The quote speaks about long working hours and responsibility. This explainer shares the thought of the day meaning and ...

Tennyson was prolific, prodigious. He rumbled with poetry; he recited it endlessly; it poured off him on long walks. Language ...

Lord Mayor Cllr Safiya Saeed is proud to announce the top three finalists in each category for this year’s honours, ...

Two headliners, however, have already been announced. The first is Michael Rosen, award-winning and celebrated poet, author, broadcaster, academic and former UK Children’s Laureate.

Through 'Feng Shui Poetry in the Parks,' launched by West Hollywood's poet laureate and nurtured by a local English teacher, Boyle Heights students visit nature throughout the city to write poetry.

A creative and fun showcase saw poet Hilary Steele crowned the 2026 Peterborough Poet Laureate, something she described as “exciting and moving”.

Peterborough's new poet laureate said winning the title had left her "moved". Hilary Steele, who works at John Clare Cottage ...

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