Exam bosses have been accused of "patronising" Welsh literature and students in a recent GCSE exam. Instead of using the wealth of Welsh writing available the WJEC commissioned specially written works ...

For more than a century, “The Star-Spangled Banner” has been played or sung before sporting events across the nation. And ...

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Introduction song A poem written to help us all start the day in the best possible way. Don't Michael has fun with the idea of things we're not supposed to do. Do I know you?

But even without its mention in the film, Walt Whitman’s poem deserves a spot on our list of the most famous poems ever written. Penned in 1865 as a tribute to Abraham Lincoln, who was ...

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Poem found in a box of junk written by 'titanic' Scots literary figure The piece of Scottish literary history was written more than 300 years ago. By Alison Campsie Comment ...

Scholars may well decide that these versions of “y’all” are essentially two different words. Still, there it is, in an English poem written in 1631. “Y’all means all” ...