The tireless debate surrounding the literary canon and the writers that legitimately hold a place within it rages yet again: British Poet Laureate Andrew Motion announced recently to the BBC that Bob ...

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No this is not a course or workshop allusion. This week’s column happens to be my 101st. And as the New Year has just arrived, I like many of you, take some time for refection and reminiscing. It was ...

1. Read it out loud. 2. Don't be intimidated. As with an abstract painting or an unfamiliar dance form, liking a poem doesn't depend on getting it. 3. Notice what the poem does, not just what it says.