Mary Shelley, the author of the groundbreaking Gothic novel Frankenstein, is often associated with the tempestuous lives and ...

Ukrainian soldier-poets are springing up all along the front lines of their war against Russia, feeding a literary ...

As wars sow pain and loss around the world, poet Walt Whitman's devotion to the wounded during the U.S. Civil War should inspire acts of compassion today.

Michael Korda writes a beautiful book in remembrance of the World War I poets whose work he loved. We hope you’re enjoying ...

A new translation of "The Iliad" pairs well with Ukranian war poetry and a documentary on its suffering people.

Also, Adrian Lester hosts the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance and Rose Matafeo sets the challenges on Junior ...

Women writers dominate the fiction shortlist for Scotland’s National Book Awards, which organisers said showcase the “dazzling variety” of work being produced. The awards, presented by The Saltire ...

A writer and poet who was a trailblazer for lesbian visibility and acceptance is to be honoured with a statue. Sylvia Townsend Warner lived in Dorset with her partner, poet Valentine Ackland ...

His new book of poetry, "Forest of Noise," completed over the last year of war, begins with these words. "Every child in Gaza is me. Every mother and father is me. Every house is my heart.

If you ask the average citizen of any country whether their leaders should start wars, almost all would give a resounding “No.” The public, overall, opposes war, but tolerates leaders who ...

SINGAPORE – For those still harbouring illusions of Singapore as a nation with no history, poet Chim Sher Ting has an eloquent rebuttal, tucked in the final line of her debut collection ...

Several times over the past three months, swarms of as many as 150 Ukrainian drones flew hundreds of miles into Russia, slamming into missile storage facilities, strategic fuel reservoirs ...