The Ballads and Shorter Poems of Frederick V. Schiller. Translated into English Verse by Gilbert Clark. Pp. xv + 408. (London: Williams and Norgate.) ...

A ballad is a type of poem that was traditionally set to music. The word ‘ballad’ comes from the Latin ‘ballare’ which means to dance – it’s also where the word ‘ballet’ comes from.

More than ever, we need the common life we can create for each other, a shared life for the benefit of all.

Ballads can be based on real-life events ... Looking at limericks and haiku Discover the conventions and the history of short form poetry such as haiku and limericks. What is a sonnet?