The amount of poetry majors that I went to school with could all fit into a mid-sized van together, comfortably. Needless to say, it wasn't a hugely popular major — even at a creative writing school.

Funeral poems possess the remarkable ability to articulate the complex web of emotions we feel when we lose someone dear to us. They provide a touch of comfort, helping us say our goodbyes in a way ...

One of IrishCentral’s regular reader sent in this poem dedicated to the late great Irish poet Seamus Heaney. I'm sending you my An 'Irish Goodbye' - Tribute to Séamus Heaney ', who died in the ...