Studying English literature at the University of Oxford as an Irish undergraduate was an education in being an outsider. I ...

She recalls the tragic story of the English poet John Clare, who was born into a family of agricultural workers in the late 18th century in the village of Helpston. His popular first book of ...

I also used to teach English to a Spanish friend ... such as creative writing and playwriting, MSE Laura F recommends poet Tim Clare's Couch to 80k free podcast and the National Theatre's free podcast ...

Mark Wiltshire, a University of York English Literature alumnus, is a Rare Books and Manusceripts Specialist at Christie's, London. As a medieval historian and lover of all things rare manuscripts (an ...

Over six thrilling episodes we also meet Paddy Mayne (Jack O'Connell), a quite extraordinarily unpredictable man who's one minute reading poetry and the next machine ... this hugely entertaining new ...

Tiverton Civic Society unveiled a blue plaque at 1 St Andrew's Street in recognition for the late Dr John Clare Byrt. A towering figure in the world of music, Dr Byrt left an indelible mark as a ...

Hemans Street is traced to 19th-century English poet Felicia Hemans. Bremer Street? That's nod to Fredrika Bremer, a Swedish writer. Milton Street recognizes Englishman John Milton. Whittier ...

Marianne Faithfull, the London-born singer with an inimitable voice, has passed away at the age of 78. She was known for many ...

A barbecue, a protest … or a good book? We asked some of our leading historians to choose an illuminating Day read.

A documentary about her life, “All or Nothing: Sister Clare Crockett,” has amassed over 4 million views on YouTube in Spanish and English, and her story continues to inspire vocations and ...

By John Lopez John Lopez | The Hollywood Reporter ... Lynch’s keen eye for the reality of Los Angeles. He was the poet laureate this city never knew it had. We just never realized it because ...

In words familiar to many English teachers, the English poet John Donne observed 400 years ago: “No man is an island entire of itself. Every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.