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, 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, 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.