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LONDON, May 1 (UPI) -- Carol Ann Duffy, whose poetry has "stretched our imaginations," has been named Britain's first female poet laureate, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday.
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, 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, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- The BBC plans to air several recordings featuring lost works of the late English poet Philip Larkin.
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.
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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.
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telegraph.co.uk at 5 May 2009 02:01 pm
The outgoing Poet Laureate Andrew Motion has spoken out against a national curriculum which he claims is stifling creativity in schools.
telegraph.co.uk at 2 May 2009 10:42 am
While all eyes are on Carol Ann Duffy his intriguing successor as Poet Laureate Andrew Motion has quietly been composing five sonnets about climate change which will be set to music by...
telegraph.co.uk at 25 Apr 2009 02:06 pm
Andrew Motion has written a poem about the recession to mark his final week as Poet Laureate.
telegraph.co.uk at 24 Apr 2009 11:00 am
A controversial poet said to have been turned down for the Laureateship 10 years ago because of her sexuality is the joint favourite to succeed Andrew Motion in the post.
telegraph.co.uk at 8 Mar 2009 07:00 pm
Andrew Motion the Poet laureate has credited his new muse with inspring him to complete his first book of poetry for seven years.
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