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The view of Valentine’s Day as a day for lovers can be traced back to two medieval poets who stood up for romance and the freedom to choose.
Funny poems get a bad rap but their humour can provoke interesting conversations and reach a wide demographic.
At the turn of the 20th century, with few children’s books featuring Black characters, one young editor implored his peers to ‘Let us make the world know that we are living.’
The rise in the popularity of Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first National Youth Poet Laureate, represents a prime opportunity for educators to use spoken word poetry in the classroom.
The first national youth poet laureate in the United States taps into the power of generativity, a concept that refers to creating a legacy that lasts beyond our lifetimes to shape future generations.
Both Burns and the suppers that celebrate him have proven remarkably malleable symbols worldwide of the Scottish nation and Scottish hospitality.
The history of Italian literature cannot be understood without the vernacular poets. But their works were largely unknown until Lorenzo ‘the Magnificent’ sent a gift to the Prince of Naples.
These two prize-winning books speak volumes about how we face trying times, might recognise the beauty in brokenness and maybe find ways to repair the wounds of the past.
J.P Clark’s work moved beyond agitating for justice in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. He was in love with nature.
In the drama of envisioning a future for the United States, Joe Biden and Donald Trump both invoked stories about snakes to suggest different views about self-interest and the common good.
The poet J.P. Clark was an environmental activist who stood up for his people in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region.
British poet Wilfred Owen told readers there is no peace for the dying soldier until we fight against the lie that it is sweet and proper to die for one’s country.
Nigeria’s poet and playwright, John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo, died on October 13 aged 86
No new poems, but plenty of insights into the development of Thomas’s style.
We’re supposed to suppress feelings of envy. But what if the kind spurred by school shutdowns, frontline work and cramped apartments are worth exploring – and acting upon?
That none of his collections were published in apartheid South Africa testifies to the police state’s censorship.
Alfred Tennyson’s passionate book-length elegy was once among the most popular poems in English. Today, it shows us how soulful art can stir us to life and stave off banality.
190 years after her birth, Dickinson’s life reminds us of how to confront the depths of loss with courage and hope.
Beer was extremely popular in ancient Mesopotamia. Sipped through straws, it differed from today’s beer and was enjoyed by people from all walks of life.
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Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, RMIT University
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Professor of English, North Carolina State University
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Professor of English Literature, Aberystwyth University
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Associate Professor in Australian Literature and Writing, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, Department of Learning and Teaching Enhancement, Edinburgh Napier University
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Senior Lecturer In Creative Writing, University of Roehampton
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PhD candidate, Swansea University
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Executive Dean (interim) Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
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Emeritus Professor of Literature and Environment, Curtin University
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Reader in Creative Writing, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Lecturer, Creative Writing, UNSW Sydney
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Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor of English Literature, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Professor, The University of Queensland
