A Little History of Poetry by John Carey – 50 Years in 50 Books
A Little History of Poetry is part of Yale’s ‘Little Histories‘ series. John Carey tells the stories behind the world’s greatest poems, from the…
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The Story of Robert Burns
Murray Pittock’s Scotland is an engaging and authoritative history of Scotland’s influence in the world and the world’s on Scotland, from the Thirty Years War to…
The Aeneid – an Extract
The Aeneid tells the story of the foundation of Rome by colonists from the East, refugees from the city of Troy in Asia Minor (modern Turkey)…
The art of writing and reading poetry
by Lucy Newlyn Creativity is mysterious, and cannot be learned or taught. But the craft of poetry is available to anyone who reads a…
An A-Z of Poets – Part 1 (A-G)
National Poetry Day is a chance for everyone everywhere to read, share and enjoy poetry. Our Little Histories are also all about learning and…
An A-Z of Poets – Part 2 (H-M)
National Poetry Day is a chance for everyone everywhere to read, share and enjoy poetry. Our Little Histories are also all about learning and…
An A-Z of Poets – Part 3 (N-S)
National Poetry Day is a chance for everyone everywhere to read, share and enjoy poetry. Our Little Histories are also all about learning and…
An A-Z of Poets – Part 4 (T-Z)
National Poetry Day is a chance for everyone everywhere to read, share and enjoy poetry. Our Little Histories are also all about learning and…
Q&A with Nick Morley, illustrator of A Little History of Poetry
Each book in our Little Histories series is illustrated by a different contemporary artist-illustrator, whose specially commissioned work is designed to enliven and enhance…
The Skin of Chaos: The Letters of Adonis and Adel Abdessemed, pt. 2
Presented exclusively by YUP in anticipation of the publication of Adonis’ newest book, Concerto al-Quds, We are delighted to publish a record of world-renowned poet Adonis…
The Skin of Chaos: The Letters of Adonis and Adel Abdessemed, pt. 1
Presented exclusively by YUP in anticipation of the publication of Adonis’ newest book, Concerto al-Quds, We are delighted to publish a record of world-renowned poet Adonis…
Shakespeare – The Poet of Them All
April 2016 marks 400 years since the death of Shakespeare, one of the greatest and most renowned poets that ever lived. Many events will…
Celebrating Poets: The Yale Younger Poets prize
World Poetry Day, on 21 March, is an event organised by the United Nations to ‘recognise the unique ability of poetry to capture the…
Wilfred Owen and the notion of chivalry
One of Britain’s best-known and most loved poets, Wilfred Owen (1893–1918) was killed at the age of 25 on one of the last days…
World Poetry Day
Yale University Press, London are proud to support UNESCO World Poetry Day, an event that recognises the unique ability of verse to capture the…
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