The Irish have a rich tradition of storytelling and poetry, with their language full of colorful and insightful sayings and phrases that reflect their history, culture, and values. Irish sayings ...

Closely aligned to the theme of romantic love is that of desire, and across the centuries poets have written about the ...

Faber has announced the publication of the long-awaited, definitive edition of Seamus Heaney ’s poetry, featuring a number of ...

Perhaps most striking about this work is a kind of Dadaist playfulness rarely found in Irish poetry – perhaps closest would be the poems of Paul Durcan, with their absurdist propositions often ...

Brigid was a goddess in ancient Irish mythology, known for her association with poetry, fertility, and the hearth. She was also considered the patron saint of arts and crafts and was said to be a ...

One small island, one giant treasure trove of artistic talent. The island of Ireland has had four Nobel Prize laureates in Literature: William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett, and ...

From the mythology of Gráinne and Diarmuid to the poetry of Yeats and the songs of Van the Man, Ireland has long celebrated ...

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Sappho (the poetess) and Alcaeus. What are the top poems inspired by ancient Greece? Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Walters Museum Poetry stands as one of humanity’s oldest art ...

An Indonesian-Greek muralist brings ancient Chinese poetry to life in Wuhan, China. Inspired by the verse "Jade flutes play in Yellow Crane Tower; plum blossoms fall in May over the river city," the ...

Organized by Salon Kawakib and Chicago Irish for Palestine, the Saturday event will feature music, dance, poetry, a raffle, local vendors and more.

With options from Literature, History, Politics, Anthropology ... and engaging environment is the main reason I returned to QUB and the Institute to undertake a doctoral degree.” Our Irish Studies ...