The Irish word file - spelled F-I-L-E - means both poet and seer. Well, for Irish poet Padraig O Tuama, seeing the world ...

Perhaps most striking about this work is a kind of Dadaist playfulness rarely found in Irish poetry – perhaps closest would be the poems of Paul Durcan, with their absurdist propositions often ...

Seamus Heaney’s love-poem to marriage, The Skunk ... An anonymous 9th-century scholarly Irish monk, exiled by the Vikings to a German abbey, writes of a parallel struggle: his own to capture ...

Irish poet Michael Longley has died aged 85. The acclaimed poet was born in Belfast in July 1939 and lived in the city until his death. Mr Longley went to school at Royal Belfast Academical ...

Our critic A.O. Scott shows you what he loves about it. Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott Poems aren’t pictures, but sometimes they try to make us see, and to make us feel in ways we might associate ...

Eminent Sindhi poet Allah Bux aka Dr Akash Ansari died on Saturday. He was 69. Police have opened a probe to dig out the facts behind his death apparently caused by a fire in his room. The poet ...

If I felt slightly silly coming to this ancient tourist trap every year, I was comforted that arguably the world’s coolest tourist, the exiled Russian, Nobel Prize-winning poet Joseph Brodsky ...

Gardaí in Wexford have attracted some attention this Valentine’s day by sharing a poem they wrote… about speeding. The poem has received top reviews for creativity, while also generating a ...

This article offers 20 carefully curated romantic poems that can elevate your celebration, making your partner feel cherished and special. From works by Shakespeare to Rupi Kaur, these verses are ...

Irish President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina with Holocaust survivors Suzi Diamond (left) and Tomi Reichenthal (second left) as they arrive at a Holocaust Memorial Day event Israeli ...

The poem is a tribute to the spirit of India, capturing the essence of its rich culture, diverse traditions, and the strength that comes from its unity. It celebrates the beauty of India's ...

"Michael was one of the Belfast greats. One of the Irish greats. One of the world's greats. "A poet whose work quietly whispered those truths which we all needed to hear." In a statement ...