Review: Selected Poems by Kiriti Sengupta

A collection that reflects quietly on preoccupations that are as personal and subjective as they are objective and concerned with wider issues ...

Literary mystery meets dystopian future in Ian McEwan's 'What We Can Know'

Ian McEwan has released his 19th novel which is titled “What We Can Know.” The British author describes the book as “science ...

‘The poems and prayers came along because I found myself getting a little bit too cynical for my taste.’

Movie star and best-selling author Matthew McConaughey speaks to Christiane Amanpour about his new book, “Poems and Prayers.” ...
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What I Might Sing

finding my heart because I was young and yielded to most things. And, still, listen: Whitney sang the shit out of that song.

A History of England in 25 Poems by Catherine Clarke - 2: Poetry, Prophecy and the Island - ‘This England’, from Shakespeare's Richard II - BBC Sounds

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A History of England in 25 Poems by Catherine Clarke - 5: Green - ‘The Groundsman’ by Zaffar Kunial - BBC Sounds

Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK. A new history of England exploring the ways in which poetry has shaped English identity. Read ...
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Literary Notes: Vasokht, a strange and unique genre of Urdu poetry

LOVE and beloved are one of the central themes in classical Urdu poetry. Classical poets express their extreme ...

Quitting her job to write, Maxine Clair won acclaim for ‘Rattlebone’

She had just wanted to write, she once said, explaining how she appreciated the mere act of artistic creation - “being in my ...