Judges praised the ‘emotional stakes’ of Partridge Boswell’s poem The Gathering, which took the £5,000 top prize A poem about language, love, and processing distressing world events has won this ...

In this episode, Jean and Carl break down what comparison really means in a GCSE English Literature exam. They explain how to identify similarities and differences between texts, and - most ...

7. Comparing 'Neutral Tones' and 'Winter Swans' Comparing Neutral Tones by Thomas Hardy and Winter Swans by Owen Sheers. 9. Comparing 'Like An Heiress' and 'Thirteen' Comparing Like An Heiress by ...

A Canyon Crest Academy junior is headed to a statewide poetry recitation competition for high school students on the strength of her performance of two poems Tuesday night. Sylvie Terjesen, 16, won ...

Poetry reminds us of what we hold dear. It’s both a way to share our collective joy and grief. When our current Poet Laureate, George Yatchisin, asked me to contribute an ekphrastic poem to the Fare ...

It will take two decades for only one in 10 English Literature GCSE students to encounter a text by an author of colour, a new report has revealed. Without significant intervention, the Lit in Colour ...

COMMENT | I remember vividly speaking to Pannir Selvam Pranthaman’s sister, Angelia, about how he managed to pen poems while on death row in Singapore. She simply said, “It’s not easy”, because ...

One of the highlights of my first three years as a literature professor at MIT—and indeed, of my 15-year career as an educator—has been the recent discovery that some of my students, past and present, ...

“What a joy this was,” Kate Wakeling said of judging the Caterpillar Poetry Prize 2025. The annual prize, run by The Moth, which celebrates its 15th birthday this month, has been judged in the past by ...

On a recent Friday afternoon, I joined Joe Hoover, S.J., our poetry editor, and James Davis May, the winner of last year’s contest, in a spirited debate to choose the winning poem for the 2025 Foley ...

The text has been a popular option for schools teaching GCSE English literature The classic American novel Of Mice and Men will no longer be studied at GCSE in Wales from next September amid concerns ...

Pearson, one of the three leading exam boards in the UK, has warned that urgent reform at GSCE level is needed. If English (as a subject) is to survive at both A-Level and higher education, it needs ...