Doreen Simson was evacuated to Wales from her home in White City, west London, in 1941 at the age of four but was separated ...

The good folks at Lambeth Libraries have been in touch to tell us about some of their events and activities lined up for this month (March 2025: ...

To celebrate National Poetry Month in April, we invited 5 Washington Post photographers to capture nature, and invited 5 ...

Longtime educator and author Laura Robb explains how daily practice with poems helped her granddaughter become a better ...

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli's potential relocation to London has been a topic of discussion for over a year, with ...

A London native has written an autobiography discussing her experience with growing up in the area. Dr. Ruth Parsons, 81, wrote and self-published the autobiographical book A Long Way from Rough Creek ...

An anthology of her teenage poetry, published for the first time, shows ambition, even if the verse isn’t perfect.

The Poetry Pharmacy opened last summer on London’s famed Oxford Street. It’s a small space packed with poems for every occasion. Founder Deborah Alma says her goal is to introduce poetry to people who ...

The Jhalak Prize 2025 shortlists have been revealed, with prize founder Sunny Singh praising the shortlisted books as ...

Alongside noted poets including Kwame Alexander and Hanif Abdurraqib, 16 spoken-word students will read their works at the ...

Simon Armitage has said he is “excited” to receive the freedom of the City of London ... written around 30 collections of poetry – starting with Zoom! in 1989. The former probation officer’s work is ...