Awareness of the dangers to our environment came of age in the 1960s, resulting in crucial legislation, a conservation movement and creation of the Environmental Protection Agency during the 1970s. It ...

In the first certifiably unexpected moment of the Rio Games, Dame Judi Dench read an English translation of a poem about the environment. It was an oddly sobering and powerful message for the festive ...

Join us for an interactive programme for primary schools, specially designed to mark National Poetry Day 2022.

Britishness as a cultural identity has become surrounded by doubts and misgivings in recent years, partly because in a multicultural society it has begun to seem exclusive (to some), and it has been ...

*Originally published on March 15, 2021. It was cold. It was freezing. The old man was — probably — sneezing. But we don't know about the final detail. Sneezes are not specified. Or about the old man ...

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Joanna Gavins works for the University of Sheffield. The poem was printed on a banner 20 metres in height, coated with titanium dioxide (TiO2). When light shines on this photocatalyst, the electrons ...

On Teacher’s Day, various events and festivities take place at schools. Speech, essay and poem competitions are held to encourage students to express their gratitude towards teachers. To help students ...

A performance of the poem, 'Praise Song for My Mother', by the poet Grace Nichols, in a beach setting. This is from the BBC series, Poets in Person. This short film will be relevant for teaching ...