Tennyson was born in 1809, the middle child in a large family that today would undoubtedly be described as ‘dysfunctional’.

A cancer diagnosis rocked Chris Holbrook. A son's suicide devastated Jane Flynn. Reconnected, they found a way forward through their letters.

Manchán Magan was described as a “fire-starter” in a moving funeral ceremony at which the writer and broadcaster was fondly remembered for his “spirit of abundance” and joy at creation. Hundreds of ...

Some people text, some e-mail, but there's almost nothing better than getting an actual letter in the mail, especially if it's a letter poem. "A letter poem is when you're addressing someone else," ...

What would an acorn write to an oak tree? Or a coat to her button? A child to his toes? A pebble to the river? Dear Acorn, (Love, Oak) is a new... Letter poems to friends — of all kinds — in 'Dear ...

In a photograph of Seamus Heaney and four of his siblings as children, reproduced in Dennis O’Driscoll’s indispensable book Stepping Stones: Interviews with Seamus Heaney (2008), the poet’s sisters, ...