LONDON, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Poetry is once again gaining popularity thanks to the Internet, where amateur poets worldwide can publish their works, two respected U.K. poets say.

LONDON, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- British poet Wendy Cope, considered a frontrunner for the post of Poet Laureate, has ruled herself out and said the position should be abolished.

LONDON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A 110-year-old British veteran of World War I will be honored by a musical composition for being the oldest living survivor of the war, the composers say.

LONDON, March 27 (UPI) -- A British survey suggests a third of Britons cannot correctly identify the profession of playwright William Shakespeare.

LONDON, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- British poet Simon Armitage wrote a tearjerker for the anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, making him a top contender to become Britain's poet laureate. The Sunday Times of London said the poem features a fictional British trader who is trapped in one of the W

WASHINGTON, June 14 (UPI) -- Donald Hall has been named America's new poet laureate, succeeding Ted Kooser, who has held the position since 2004.

LONDON, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Britain's poet laureate Andrew Motion says children should read "Ulysses" and Homer's "Odyssey" before moving on from grade school.

LONDON, April 7 (UPI) -- Britain's poet laureate, Andrew Motion, is in a royal wedding dilemma trying to craft a commemorative poem with a non-offensive rhyme for Camilla.

GLASGOW, Scotland, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Scotland broke with 336 years of tradition Monday and named its first ever poet laureate, the Times reported in its Tuesday edition.

LONDON, June 21 (UPI) -- Poet Laureate Andrew Motion wrote a poem to celebrate Prince William's 21st birthday Saturday.