Victoria Ogoke, a student of Journalism and Media Studies at Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech), has emerged the winner of the 2025 Zaccheus Onumba Dibiaezue Memorial Library (ZODML) Poetry ...

When winter comes, the world holds its breath. Snow drapes the earth in silence, and light softens like a secret kept close. Let yourself be still, let yourself listen — the quiet of winter speaks ...

Spry seniors seem so happy. But if you want to make them frown (and why would you?), here’s a downer topic: nursing homes. Almost no healthy person in their 70s, 80s or 90s hopes to move into a ...

Stories and poems created as part of c21 Theatre Company’s ‘Through The Glass’ The Reminiscence Project in 2020, which involved working with care home residents and day centre service users from ...

TIL Creatives Immortal poetry: Scientists encode verse into DNA of ‘Conan the Bacteria’ to outlast humanity and even the sun. (Representative Image of a encoded bacteria DNA) Canadian poet Christian ...

In an age dominated by fleeting content, poetry emerges as a quiet force with profound cognitive benefits. Recent research reveals that reading verse can sharpen associative thinking, boost mental ...

Months before Andrea Gibson, Colorado's renowned poet laurate, died of terminal ovarian cancer, they sat down for their final television interview on an episode of NBC Chicago's "It's OK to Ask ...

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Tony has enjoyed success as a poet and writer in retirement. Sadly, both his late mother and his wife Sheila were diagnosed with dementia. Tony's focus has turned to raising awareness of the condition ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Recite these cozy Christmas poems to share the holiday spirit and make even your Grinchiest loved ones say, "Ho, ho, ho!" Snow-tipped chimneys, fresh pine, lively carols and gifts wrapped with care: ...

This mum's clever poem is a must-read if you're afraid to breastfeed publicly. Her fiery rhymes will give you the courage you need! After all this time, it seems that public breastfeeding is still a ...