Compiled about 800 years ago, Hyakunin Isshu includes one excellent poem from each of 100 poets, who used just 31 syllables to express a wide range of emotions keyed to the passing seasons.

These clips are from the BBC series Simon Armitage: Writing Poems. Suitable for: KS3 and GCSE English Literature in England and Wales, and Northern Ireland and National 4/5 in Scotland.

Lucknow: Students pursuing English literature at Lucknow University will now get to dive into the epics Mahabharat and ...