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Poem of the week: Sea-Fever by John Masefield

A single missing word in the 1902 poem sparks a deeper look at rhythm, dialect and longing

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2025

Poem of the week: CLM by John Masefield

The poet’s abiding grief for a mother he lost aged six arrives at large-hearted thoughts about women in general

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2023

The week in theatre: Backstairs Billy; The Box of Delights; Brenda’s Got a Baby – review

The puns ricochet between Penelope Wilton and Luke Evans in a frisky royal tale of mistress and servant; merriment dispels mystery at the RSC; and a pregnancy drama that delivers in parts

The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2023

No 10 turned down poets John Betjeman, Philip Larkin and Robert Graves for laureate job

Newly released government files reveal bitter in-fighting over the prestigious literary appointment

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

‘Lightweight’ Betjeman overlooked for poet laureate

Newly-released government files reveal bitter in-fighting over the prestigious literary appointment.

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023

Second Mersey Wetherspoon pub closes its doors

The John Masefield served its last pint at the weekend

Liverpool Echo · Jun 19, 2023

Five men and one woman who took on impossible job – of poet laureate

Several of the poets appointed by, or inherited by the Queen, had to deal with public mockery. No wonder Philip Larkin turned down the role

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2022

The Tarnished Legacy of Duncan Campbell Scott

How educators are teaching the poetry of the man who oversaw residential schools

The Walrus · Aug 24, 2022

UK town's scandalous secret which led to the destruction of lost village

Hallsands, in Plymouth, was destroyed more than 100 years ago after the storm triggered a terrifying high tide overwhelming the village in South Devon - with most of its houses lost to the sea

Daily Mirror · Jun 5, 2022

The 21 sculptures hidden in plain sight that form a trail around Cardiff Bay

The trail brings to life a famous poem celebrating great ports such as Cardiff's Docks

Wales Online · Mar 23, 2022