It is through these books and poets that we learn about their lives and, subsequently, our own. Here are 10 of the best ...

Modern Poetry gives readers more space to breathe ... once wrote that she did much of her best work in poetry. There Lives a ...

One of our country’s best-loved contemporary poets, Wendy Cope offers a series of joyous, quick-witted and emotionally revelatory reflections on love and life in The Orange. A reaffirming ...

Between the Lines features contemporary poets including Jackie Kay, Gillian Clarke and Ciaran Carson, in conversation with Akala about some of their best-loved poems. Featured texts include ...

Modern Poetry of Pakistan offers many offshoots of the classical tradition of Muslim poetry in India. Although Amir Khusrau (1253-1325), considered by some to be the first poet writing in a ...

Poles have also more often used their pens to write in verse. Jan Błoński, the most senior of Polish literature critics, even says that "lyrical poetry is the pillar of contemporary Polish literature" ...

When did the journey of modern Tamil poetry begin? Capturing the “the present” by Bharathi in his free verses or with the penning of the stray verses (Thanipadalkal) by poets like Kalamegam ...