Propitiation describes the means by which the wrath of God is turned away from us. There are two places in the New Testament where it is especially important. In Romans 3, Paul speaks about Jesus ...

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Lyric poetry refers to a short poem, often with songlike qualities, that expresses the speaker’s personal emotions and feelings. Historically intended to be sung and accompany musical instrumentation, ...

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 ...

The theme this year is ‘counting’, and the poems gathered here explore this subject in a number of ways. Counting forms part of how we learn and play in youth, often reeled off in rhyming poems. We ...

Additionally, the band have revealed how a poem helped ‘Alone’ come to fruition. The LP, which marks The Cure’s first full-length release since 2008’s 4:13 Dream, is set to be shared on November 1st, ...

How to identify form in poetry Learn how how rhyme scheme and stanza length can be clues to a poem's form. How to draft poetry Discover how you can draft your own poetry using examples from ...

Compare ‘Exposure’ and ‘Extract from The Prelude’ in this podcast In this episode, Testament and Owen Sheers discuss the poems ‘Exposure’ by Wilfred Owen and ‘Extract from The ...