Ceasefire,” his most famous poem, invoked the “Iliad” in exploring his country’s sectarian strife. But his work wasn’t ...

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No wonder poet John Clare, who knew those woods so well, called all butterflies “Queen of all the insect race.” Now, despite an early start to the year, those wonderful, fragile, colourful species are ...

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Only four presidents, all of them Democrats, have invited a total of six poets to read at their inaugurations — John F Kennedy, Bill Clinton (twice), Barack Obama (twice) and Joe Biden.