‘Out, damned spot’ is one of the most recognisable phrases uttered by Lady Macbeth in William Shakespeare’s great tragedy. The scene mirrors Macbeth’s earlier references to his own guilt, and acts as a clear indication of how the once-defiant and determined Lady Macbeth, one of Shakespeare’s most fully realised female […]
One of the things we often turn to poetry for is its power to move us with the written word alone. Just reading the right words, put into the right order on a sheet of paper, can produce tears in someone who never met the person who wrote those words […]
Poetry can be an effective and powerful way of showing our gratitude to someone or for something. And through the centuries, poets have often expressed gratitude for a whole host of things: their spouses, the friendship of someone who has supported them, and much else. Some poets have even waxed […]