By force of her imagination and skill, Emily Dickinson could take the measure of solitude, opprobrium and even damnation.

Well, for Irish poet Padraig O Tuama, seeing the world through poetry is a calling, whether that's his own ... Why did you ...

The funeral of acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley has taken place in Belfast. Mr Longley died in hospital at the age of ...

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Patricia McCarthy edited Agenda poetry journal for more than 20 years. She won the British National Poetry Competition in 2013. A pamphlet of new poems is due later this year from Dare-Gale Press ...

Mourners included Irish President ... Longley's memory and poetry will forever remain a blessing. He said they were there to share loss and be in solidarity and celebration of a life wonderfully ...

People flocked to her because she was famous, obviously, but also because she was approachable, smart and had had such a life of fluctuating fortunes that she seemed much like anyone else.

Her poems read, at their best, like illuminations, transfiguring her life again and again. SH There Lives a Young Girl In Me Who Will Not Die is published by Penguin at £9.99. To order your copy ...

ZEN gangster Ross Browning has declared that it is “time to let go of hate and negative lows” in his first piece of poetry released ... is a far cry from his life as a career criminal with ...

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Poet Lisken Van Pelt Dus explores themes of identity, displacement and belonging in her new collection, "How Many Hands to Home," highlighting the power of art in times of crisis.