I mean, there’s a great resistance to reading poetry, and a lot of people are intimidated by it, even people who read a lot and have pretty sophisticated literary tastes. I think one of the ways ...

trees that lined roads now lying on their sides. The librarian, my friend, speaks of water, light, of days given to keeping her mother warm. The children don’t know who the poet is. They’ll ...

The city of Charleston's standing poet laureate is celebrating National Poetry Month, which falls during April, by reciting a poem every day of the month via a video on social media. The videos ...

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What is the point in reading out the 1916 Proclamation at Easter Rising commemorations? It will be read aloud across Ireland this weekend at ceremonies organised by the Irish state, political ...

THE King and Queen have attended a church service near Balmoral where they heard a new piece of music celebrating their 20th ...

He continued: "Dad was never happier than when reading or writing poetry, so for his work to be part of a project that shows the sweep of Irish poetry and underlines its crucial part in our ...

Get to know the richness of the Galician language and literature, as well as its connection with Irish poetry, through a two-part event. In the first part, Galician experts Xavier Queipo and Dolores ...

Much has been said - often in jest about the 'Irish Goodbye'. Sneaking out of a pub or party without saying goodbye is ...

With all these fantastic recommendations we’ve created the best Irish Reading List, an updated to-read list of our most loved Irish authors and books. You can find the full list below which ...

The Queen has marked her 20th anniversary with the King by wearing her wedding dress on the couple’s state visit to Italy. Camilla arrived at the Italian Parliament on Wednesday wearing her silk ...