The Miracle of Coleridge's 'Kubla Khan'
It’s part of the legend of the composition of the poem ‘Kubla Khan’ that it arose out of drug-induced reverie. Poet Samuel Taylor...
'Pied Beauty'
Gerard Manley Hopkins was born in 1844, the eldest of nine children. Though he had won a poetry contest at school, he was devoutly...
'Eternity is in love with the productions of time' - The Wisdom of William Blake
William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker, now thought of as a key figure in the...
25 Quotes About Poetry
The ones who can truly give voice to the power and truth and beauty of poetry and literature are the writers and poets themselves. Here...
Two Poems in Different Keys
William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker who is now considered to be a key figure...