Caroline Kennedy isn't just an advocate for reading poetry. In her latest book, Poems to Learn by Heart, Kennedy stresses the importance of... 'Poems To Learn By Heart': The Merits Of Memorizing Verse ...

Reading this on mobile? Click here to view the video My literary memory is not good. One thing I do remember is that in my O-level English literature exam, I confused Elliot minor (in Terence Rattigan ...

What a piece of work is Gyles Brandreth, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculty, and how like an irrepressible Butlin’s Redcoat or jolly tambourine-banging clergyman, insisting that we ...

There’s no rhyme or reason why we shouldn’t be able to quote a few lines of uplifting verse when the mood or occasion inspires us. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Lancashire Evening Post, ...

During Caroline Kennedy’s childhood, poetry was a family affair. Her father, President John F. Kennedy, had admired Robert Frost enough to give him a prominent place at his inauguration, and her ...

I am in genuine awe of John Basinger, who has learned the whole of Paradise Lost by heart – all 12 books, 10,565 lines and 60,000-odd words. He completed his feat in 2001 and can still recite it today ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Jeeves, poised to fetch a hangover cure for Bertie Wooster, answered his inquiry about the weather: “There is a fog, sir. If you will recollect, we are now in autumn - season of mists and mellow ...

Caroline Kennedy's other works include of A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children and A Patriot's Handbook. Caroline Kennedy's latest book comes with an agenda: to encourage a return to ...