And the love story is clearly not a main focus of “Iliad,” as Troilus is dead by the time the poem begins. “For me, though, it’s more about everybody’s individual struggle with the monster of war,” ...

Why does "done" rhyme with "fun," for example, and why doesn't "done" rhyme with "gone"? No poem illustrates the counterintuitive nature of the English language better than "The Chaos." ...

Jenny Joseph, whose poem Warning was twice voted Britain's favourite poem, has died at the age of 85. It is perhaps best known for its opening lines: "When I am an old woman I shall wear purple ...