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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Sappho (the poetess) and Alcaeus. What are the top poems inspired by ancient Greece? Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Walters Museum Poetry stands as one of humanity’s oldest art ...

Maitland's floods, especially the 'big one' of 1955, have featured strongly in the art and literature of our city.

Our Poetry Book of the Month reviews include two invigorating releases by Diane Seuss and a dark, posthumous collection by Tove Ditlevsen Alongside Terrance Hayes, Diane Seuss has a strong case to ...

Public domain via Wikimedia Commons When the New York Evening Mirror published Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven” on January 29, 1845, it catapulted both the work and its author to instant fame.