Modern accounts of Sylvia Plath’s renowned work and legacy seek to highlight the author’s resilience through a decade-long ...

At a time of growing anxiety, uncertainty and violence a revival and reassertion of one of humankind’s oldest forms of expression and social commentary — poetry — is desperately needed. Speaking for ...

Phenomenon of death adds poetry and profundity to the symphony of life. Imagine a garden without autumn, where flowers never fade, fruits never ripen, and leaves never fall – a static ...

4 Extra Debut. Jonathan Bate turns to John Betjeman and his poem on the Death of King George V. From 2007. Show more **** This programme was suggested by Shenyou Me as part of BBC Radio 4 Extra ...