In a dark and crumbling universe, Teesside noise-punks Benefits are searching for the light and flying the flag for a better ...

There will also be a major new family-friendly exhibition of Quentin Blake’s illustrations, featuring his most beloved characters from the BFG to Matilda ... of dance and poetry inspired by ...

Joseph Cox, 11,... A young Syrian refugee who only came to England last year has won one of the country's most prestigious ...

Poetry in the 21st century is both ubiquitous and oddly peripheral. Verses are displayed on subway walls, recited on momentous occasions, and served up in giant fonts on social media, but rarely ...

Then, when it was screened on TV in 1987, a national furore erupted. "FOUR LETTER TV POEM FURY" thundered the front page of one British newspaper, condemning the "cascade of expletives".

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I have slept in many places, for years on mattresses that entered,” by Diane Seuss, and his own poem “This Is a Test of the Federal Emergency ...

At a loss for words? Poetry expresses the feelings we struggle to convey. Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic moments, silly rhymes for kids and limericks for ...

As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems as well. I often hear from peers and students that ...

The BFG has a gigantic heart to match his size, and I found it super endearing how he’d frequently mix up his words. He also has the coolest job ever. I remember wishing the BFG would come by my ...