Rhyme and Reason

Mark Forsyth

‘Enchanting’ Stephen FrySome people worry that they don’t appreciate poetry; but English poetry wasn’t written to be appreciated it was written to be enjoyed. For six centuries people have been readin …

My Grandmother's Glass Eye

Craig Raine

‘By poetry we – we the masses – mean something vague, something untrue, something uplifting, something beautiful, something so eloquent it isn’t for everyday. The word “poetry” is up there with “soul” …