Families, educators and community members are invited to experience the power of words at the luncheon and showcase ...

I’m a member. I’ve still got my library card somewhere.” The UK Poet Laureate Simon Armitage was all smiles as he returned to Portsmouth Central Library for a celebration of poetry and libraries on ...

Reciting a poem or play, by synchronizing breath and heart rate to verse, has been found to reduce stress and relax the mind.

In the final portion of the epic Greek poem “The Odyssey,” the king of Ithaca, who has been away fighting the Trojan War, ...

The singer behind the holiday hit “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” remains a beloved voice of 1950s nostalgia.

In this month’s Manx Bard column, Bradley Chambers talks about his passion for gardening and admiration for springtime. I have an allotment. Gardening is a bit of a passion for me. Not that I am ...

To understand this poem, you don’t need biography. Your own personal understanding of the loss of innocence and the pain of mortality serve just as well as Thomas’s disastrous attempts at adulting.

An "open mic" is defined as a session in a club or other venue that invites anyone to perform in front of an audience.

A former team mate of the Scotland rugby legend Doddie Weir has put pen to paper to raise money for the late player’s charity.

The award-winning and controversial author of ‘The Elementary Particles’ surprises fans with a new album due for release on ...

Some of our most talented writers are delivering novels, nonfiction and poetry in the coming months. If you want to lose ...

An Englishman’s home is his castle, or so says the well known proverb. If you learn about the castle then you'll learn about ...