poetry
5 new festive books to read this week
This week’s bookcase includes reviews of All I Want For Christmas by Karen Swan and Murder Under The Mistletoe by Reverend Richard Coles.
Scottish schoolgirl among child cancer survivors who inspired poem about courage
Former children’s laureate Joseph Coelho was assisted by the youngsters to write Courage Looks Like Me.
Nature’s winter migrants and John Montague: Reflections on home, exile and the Rough Field at Garvaghey in Tyrone
The life and legacy of poet John Montague - and where home might be for migrant birds
A Poet’s Life: New biography of John Montague chronicles the life and legacy of renowned Tyrone poet
Biographer Adrian Frazier promises candid account fulfils Montague’s wish that it won’t ‘hide anything’
Michael Longley at 85: ‘I’ve just bought the new Sally Rooney. She’s very good on sex’
Michael Longley is a master of his craft, known for his compact, meditative lyrics that explore themes of love, violence, nature and family. At the age of 85, he tells Jenny Lee why poetry still remains a mystery to him
Legacy of poet who inspired Robert Burns to be celebrated
Robert Fergusson wrote his most famous work, Auld Reikie, A Poem, a year before his death in 1774.
Irish coastline is a cradle of human and natural history
This week, Stephen follows in the footsteps of WB Yeats and explores the hidden joys found along the meandrous coastal roads of Grange in Co Sligo
Rare first edition Robert Burns poetry book fetches £62,700 at auction
It is one of just 88 known surviving copies of Poems Chiefly In The Scottish Dialect.
First edition Robert Burns book of poetry to be sold at auction
The book, which was published in 1786, is expected to fetch between £50,000 and £60,000.
Scotland’s outgoing national poet will leave ‘powerful legacy’, says Swinney
Kathleen Jamie has written poems for the Cop26 summit, the opening of Parliament and about the life of Queen Elizabeth II.