Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon epic poem about the defeat of Grendel – a creature whose exact form is still debated. Depending on ...

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Listening to the Poem: Enlist two volunteers and listen as the poem is read aloud twice. Write down any additional words and ...

When I came back from Iraq, I carried with me the images of landscapes littered with ruined bodies. To deal with the stew of ...

A new translation of "The Iliad" pairs well with Ukranian war poetry and a documentary on its suffering people.

Jessica Bebenek has made the 2024 CBC Poetry Prize longlist for Lament.

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Chief among the insights we gain from reading history is that what we read is often relevant to what we are experiencing ...

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Poetry is close to my heart. I would be lost without its very specific magic, its ability to spark wonder and shock and to open up fresh vistas on life in God. But as W. H. Auden famously says in his ...

Poetry by contemporary Southern writers was the topic of USC Aiken’s latest “Aiken in the Alley” lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 6 ...