Great Lines: Edward Thomas
An ode to the beautiful and heartening November sun.
Read MoreGreat Lines: Emily Pauline Johnson
Emily Pauline Johnson imagines the mapped nation of Canada as a great ship.
Read MoreThe Capacity of Poetry: Maria Popova
Maria Popova, writer of The Marginalian, describes the expressive capacity of poetry.
Read MoreGreat Lines: Alyson Hallett
Befitting its ancient watery seat, Hallett’s poem is called ‘Source’.
Read MoreGreat Lines: Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman’s ‘O Me! O Life!’ is a celebration of human being and potential.
Read MoreGreat Lines: William Carlos Williams
‘The Red Wheelbarrow’ comprises a mere four lines which carry a weight of meaning.
Read MoreGreat Lines: Ted Hughes
A small, white, mighty sign that life begins again.
Read MoreAmanda Gorman: 'The Hill We Climb' (2021)
Gorman tackles the ugliness of racism head on, in a modern lyrical masterpiece that fuses free verse with spoken word, winding the listener through ancient and recent horrors to conclude on a hopeful call to action.
Read MoreOn Changing Fortunes and Time Capsules
Writing poetry is a certain effort to encapsulate passing contemplations, which makes a poem something of
a time capsule.