The form known as ekphrasis — or poetry about art — has taken a turn toward the individual. Our columnist asks what it means.

A poem is a piece of writing that expresses a thought, a feeling or a story. World Poetry Day is a day that celebrates poems and all things poetry! It is celebrated every year on 21 March. World ...

Poetry therapy is often used nowadays in mental health settings for healing and growth. Patients read and write poetry to ...

Ever wonder why males and females of the same species can sometimes look radically different from each other? It's all thanks to a condition known as sexual dimorphism, which is generally triggered by ...

The "Mousetrap" scene in 'Hamlet', where Shakespeare’s play within a play is used to expose a king’s guilt. | Culture Club/GettyImages From cross-dressing disguises and fatal flaws to witches and ...

This event will be the first event during the 7th Annual Poetry Week. “They Have Names: Hind Rajab in Her Voice” is a poetic, symbolic theatrical elegy for Hind Rajab, a six-year-old Palestinian girl ...

Don’t leave early from Everton matches... In fact, don’t leave early from any matches! I’ve never really understood that one. Lots of people have understandably complained this week after the price of ...

The best of Robert Frost, like the best of most writers, is small in quantity, narrow in scope and seldom the object of popular acclaim. There are a dozen or fifteen of his lyrics which register a ...

Young performers from across Guyana took centre stage at the National Cultural Centre on Wednesday as the Ministry of Education opened the National Calypso and Dramatic Poetry Competitions for ...

Long Story Short, seven exciting new short dramas land on BBC iPlayer and BBC Three from 1st February. All seven are written by alumni from our BBC Writers development groups. The seven scripts were ...