After a slew of executive orders came down from the Trump administration over the last few weeks, in Massachusetts this week, Governor Maura Healey issued one of her own, creating the position of a ...

Calling the next five years as an “unique opportunity” to realise ‘sabka vikas’ (development for all), she said, “The great Telugu poet and playwright Gurajada Apparao has said ‘A ...

Ireland has lost one of its leading literary figures following the death of the multiple award-winning poet, Michael Longley. The last survivor of the Belfast triumvirate of poets which also ...

The funeral of acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley has taken place in Belfast. Mr Longley died in hospital at the age of 85 on 22 January. The poet is survived by his wife Edna and children ...

Our Poetry Book of the Month reviews include two invigorating releases by Diane Seuss and a dark, posthumous collection by Tove Ditlevsen Alongside Terrance Hayes, Diane Seuss has a strong case to ...

If I felt slightly silly coming to this ancient tourist trap every year, I was comforted that arguably the world’s coolest tourist, the exiled Russian, Nobel Prize-winning poet Joseph Brodsky ...

"Celebrating the beauty of Scotland, the power of nature, and the poetry of Robert Burns. Happy Burns Night," they captioned the Reel, which featured aerial footage of Scotland against lines from ...

I believe that reading poetry is an important way to commemorate these victims because it is such a personal form. The events of the Holocaust are familiar to many people as dates and numbers.

Irish poet Michael Longley has died aged 85. The acclaimed poet was born in Belfast in July 1939 and lived in the city until his death. Mr Longley went to school at Royal Belfast Academical ...

Belfast-born writer Michael Longley has been remembered as “one of the greatest poets that Ireland has ever produced” following his death aged 85. Tributes have been paid to the poet ...

Michael Longley, one of Ireland’s leading poets, died on Wednesday night in Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital following a short illness. His 13 collections have received many awards ...

The halls crammed with desks and the sound of the ticking clock. Cambridge University Press and Assessment , external(CUP&A), one of the UK's biggest exam providers, has been setting papers since ...