As far as deathbed scenes go, my mother's wouldn't tug on many heartstrings. Her last words were: 'Shut up!' I laughed; not ...

Shel Silverstein was a master of linguistic mischief, using repetition and creative wordplay to amuse and prepare kids for ...

Jason Molina was raised in a trailer park on the edge of Lake Erie, and he remembered icy rain, low granite skies and his ...

Naming the names of the dead is an important act of memorialisation; for those they leave behind, it is their names that contain their essence. Palestinians in Gaza are writing the ...

The last eight episodes of Blue Bloods kicked off with Eddie bonding with a young girl whose mother was murdered; she even ...

Supported by the Doric Board, Banter and Beats will showcase some of the best up-and-coming local talent in an evening of spoken word and music. The event, which takes place in the Art Gallery’s ...

Three writers pay tribute to Fleur Adcock, 'that princess of quiet fire' The post Fleur, 1934-2024 appeared first on Newsroom ...

James May can’t shake my hand because he is nursing a fractured wrist ...

The biggest stories of the day delivered to your inbox.

It would seem obvious that Watson’s priority is to manifest a voice, but this sort of punctuation addresses the eye ...

A seed wrapped in fear, trauma, pain, war and hope and see what grows?” Who among us hasn’t experienced fear, trauma and pain ...