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As the colder weather sends us inside, most of us into warmth and shelter, it seemed the right time to...

There are two memoirists with Nigerian heritage in this months pack, each reflecting on what their family and cultural histories...

We're continuing our year-long exploration of the theme of 'home', bringing together another selection of prose and poetry to help...

‘Sometimes we can return home and find that it no longer holds the familiarity or reassurance that might once have...

Through pieces in this month’s stories and poems pack we’re dipping into the huge subject of family and drawing out...

Our wonderful Reader Leaders are a fountain of knowledge when it comes to stories and poems that spark inspiration, connection...

Our Featured Poem for February is 'Lines' by Thomas Hood, selected and read by Frances. Lines by Thomas Hood Let…

The Featured Poem for January is Love by George Herbert and is from the anthology Stressed, Unstressed and is read by…

For November's Featured Poem, Julie is reading 'To Autumn' by John Clare   To Autumn by John Clare Come, pensive…

For October's Featured Poem, Lisa has chosen to read 'To Time' by Mary Tighe   To Time  by Mary Tighe…

The Featured Poem for September is W.B. Yeats' 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree' from the poetry anthology Stressed, Unstressed which…

This month our Featured Poem is Hope is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson, read by The Reader's Reading…