After

There’s never enough time says Philip Bourke Marston in this powerful poem about loss and bereavement.

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Amends

Adrienne Rich’s mysterious poem suggests we all have something to make up for – but what?

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Whatever you do, don’t pity Edna St Vincent Millay for her broken heart.

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Percy Bysshe Shelley exhorts us to rise up in this powerful poetical polemic.

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Stevie Smith asks if we couldn’t all do a little more to help from time to time.

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Faith is stronger than doubt in this eulogy by Elizabeth Jennings.

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If you feel like you’re missing that spark of inspiration, go whale-watching with Peter Reading.

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Is Philip Larkin dreading or welcoming the arrival of spring?

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Seamus Heaney shares with us a sad memory from his childhood.

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Muse, angel, herald, companion, spirit guide. Ruth Pitter explores the significance of a seemingly ordinary bird in this lovely poem.

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