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The Scariest Character in Literature?
Halloween is upon us and we're indulging in some frightful reads with a look back at some of literature's…
Featured Poem: The Flower of Mending by Vachel Lindsay
Our Featured Poem this week comes from American poet Vachel Lindsay. The Flower of the Mending was originally published in his…
Featured Poem: To my Lord Biron’s tune of — Adieu Phillis by Katherine Philips
This week's Featured Poem comes a little later than usual, so much so it is almost next week's Featured Poem.…
First steps with First Page in the North West
Earlier this year we launched an exciting new project that would significantly improve the life chances of children living across…
The Reading Cure – Ten years on…
A decade ago, during the Year of Reading, Blake Morrison wrote a piece for The Guardian about a revolutionary movement in Merseyside…
Featured Poem: The Poet by John Keats
Our poem this week comes from a Reader favourite - John Keats. From The Penguin Book of English Romantic Verse, this…
Can we make every day National Poetry Day?
A week on from National Poetry Day, we wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who helped make…
Featured Poem: Say not the Struggle nought Availeth by Arthur Hugh Clough
Our Featured Poem this week comes from Arthur Hugh Clough who declares Say not the Struggle nought Availeth. Born in Liverpool…
Exploring Ozymandias in HMP Whitemoor
In our second Group of the Month, we're shining the spotlight on HMP Whitemoor, where The Reader's Brendan Harrington runs…
Featured Poem: The Common Street by Helen Gray Cone
We begin our week with an ordinary moment made extraordinary by Helen Gray Cone in The Common Street. Born in New York in…
Read of the Week: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Celebrating its 200th year since publication, our Read of the Week is Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and comes recommended by Patrick, a student…
Featured Poem: Two Kinds of Intelligence by Rumi
This week's Featured Poem comes from 13th century Persian Poet Rumi, but Two Kinds of Intelligence rings as true today as it…
