Has National Poetry Day UK been celebrated online by main British news services? This article provides a summary of news stories about poetry's big day.

Oct 6, 2011 - Marc Latham

London, home of Blake, Keats, Shakespeare. Great poets and artists living in difficult times. But what is the state of modern poetry in London?

Feb 27, 2011 - John Stiles

Classical guitarist Blue Yates has published a book of poetry. Read on for extracts and overview.

Sep 5, 2008 - Michelle Strozykowski

Famous British sculptor / painter and Winston Churchill's granddaughter, with Mississippi building magnate, helped promote timeless work of the world's best poets.

Oct 19, 2009 - Coral Andrews

This article is the first of two parts that discusses literary theory as it pertains to medieval works of British literature.

Mar 28, 2012 - Stetson Thacker

Poetry should be centered on a compelling subject matter that captivates the reader, and transforms his or her vision of the world.

Aug 31, 2010 - Thomas White

Writing poetry can be a nebulous art form, and these words from different poets show how many variegated concepts are involved in the composition process.

Mar 3, 2011 - Megan Summers

Themes of power, conflict, personal fulfilment in the workplace and everyday life--these provide inspiration for writers who focus on people's daily realities.

Jan 28, 2009 - Brenda Ann Burke

Do you have something to say to someone in particular? Great poets from Pindar to Keats conveyed their inspiration in the ode form.

Jul 6, 2008 - Brenda Ann Burke

Lyric poetry is the most common form of poetry; it does not tell a story as the epic and narrative forms do; the lyric poem has grown into many forms since ancient times.

Feb 12, 2007 - Linda Sue Grimes

Two poets (McKay and Cummings) see Spring as the season for hope and renewal, while a third (Millay) holds a dissenting opinion.

Mar 13, 2010 - Martin G. Wood

At the intersection of poetry and genre fiction, speculative poetry offers new creative avenues for diverse writers who may find themselves to be "strange bedfellows."

May 5, 2009 - Sarah Scott

Research on teaching poetry reveals methods both to encourage more reading and writing of poetry and to increase students' abilities to analyze poetry well.

Dec 21, 2009 - Vickie Christensen

Poetry comes in many forms, from free verse to the extremely restrictive haiku and the complex sestina. Here are ten of the most common types of poems.

Jul 30, 2009 - Emily Jones

Despite noises to the contrary, poetry is doing just fine in the 21st century, and by all lights, it should continue to do well into the far distance future.

Dec 19, 2007 - Linda Sue Grimes

Readers know a poem when they see it, but poetry does more than exist as a form: poetry portrays and often dramatizes the experience of human emotional life.

Apr 8, 2007 - Linda Sue Grimes

The study of poetry improves critical thinking, ecological and community awareness and connection, and provides people with spiritual resources to live their lives.

Feb 12, 2009 - Brenda Ann Burke

Sudeep Sen's book of translations has been re-issued with a new section of recent poems of his own by the enterprising publisher, Mulfran.

Jul 2, 2011 - Duncan McGibbon

Not all authors who write about Great Britain are actually British. These three "Great Pretenders" would fool even the most discerning reader.

Sep 10, 2007 - Vickie Britton