March 1969: One great poet on another – Larkin on Tennyson By Philip Larkin In 1969, Philip Larkin reviewed a new edition of Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poems. The New Statesman’s editor at the time, Paul ...

The biographer of England’s great poets reveals the secrets of inhabiting his subjects’ lives By John Phipps It’s hard to think of a more indoor profession than “literary biographer”. Silk merchant?

I was in high school when I first read Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s 1833 poem “Ulysses,” which chronicles the title character’s reflection on his years of travel, as recorded in Homer’s “Odyssey.” Though ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Eóin Tennyson has been elected as the new deputy leader of the Alliance Party. The Upper Bann MLA was selected during a special meeting of 190 party members in Belfast on Tuesday evening. The former ...

ULYSSES, Kan. (KSNW) — The KSN Summer Road Trip team has really enjoyed our past visits to Ulysses, so we were back this year. Our crew was in town around 4 p.m. at Frazier Park, 1370 E. Frazier Road, ...

My grandfather was a self-made man, a child of immigrants, and a dandy. In later life, he lined his closets with neckties and waistcoats, with bowler hats and two-toned bucks. He enjoyed cutting a ...

Ring out the false, ring in the true. Ring out the grief that saps the mind For those that here we see no more; Ring out the feud of rich and poor, Ring in redress to all mankind. Ring in the love of ...

When diplomat Abhay Kumar was posted as ambassador in Madagascar in 2019, he had little knowledge about constellations. The pollution-free, clear and star-lit sky from the balcony of his residence in ...

Here are some of the poems you need to read before 2023 ends.