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Peter Pegnall obituary

Other lives: Poet who founded a festival in Portugal and held workshops in Norfolk

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18

Quote of the day by Seamus Heaney: 'Your temperament is what you write with, but it's also how you...' - inspiring lessons on temperament, character, self-awareness, creativity and how to handle life’s challenges by Nobel Prize-winning poet of Death of a Naturalist

Quote of the day by Seamus Heaney: Poet Seamus Heaney's words reveal a profound truth. Heaney states temperament is the tool for writing and for navigating the world. This inner disposition influences how individuals create and how they face life's ups and downs. Understanding one's temperament fosters self-awareness and personal…

The Economic Times · Jun 5

Elegies for a changing land: how Ireland’s poets are responding to the climate crisis

Ireland has a unique relationship to climate change. The country has always relied on its pastoral landscapes for its national character, but the escalating climate crisis threatens this tradition because of rising temperatures and sea levels, and deforestation. Given Irish literature’s continued interest in nature, contemporary Irish poets are tackling…

The Conversation · May 11

Michael Longley obituary

Belfast poet of exceptional poise and eloquence – but with a sardonic streak to temper his technical accomplishment

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2025

Five writers on the five books they’d give for Christmas

BOOKS: The Independent’s writers look back on the literary year and select the very best books to gift your loved ones this festive season

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2024

Nobel winner Geoffrey Hinton is the ‘godfather of AI’. Here’s an offer he shouldn’t refuse…

The computer scientist’s dogged belief in the potential of neural networks helped unlock machine learning. But he’d be wise to remember the experience of a fellow laureate

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2024

Sparks fly as monster epic Beowulf makes a fiery return

Actor and Beowulf scholar Felix Nobis returns to his celebrated solo performance of the epic tale Beowulf, staged for the first time in a blacksmith's workshop.

AAP · Aug 31, 2024

‘We all read like hell!’ How Ireland became the world’s literary powerhouse

The small island has produced Nobel laureates and Booker winners and hosts a booming writing and publishing scene. What’s the secret to its success?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2024

‘One of the most charismatic artists ever’: Piero della Francesca, adored by everyone from Hockney to Heaney

He transfixed Pasolini and painted Seamus Heaney’s favourite artwork – and now David Hockney is paying tribute to this very modern Renaissance master in a joint show

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2024

Sandy Brownjohn obituary

Other lives: Poet and educator whose books transformed the teaching of poetry-writing in schools

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024