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The Library of congress has named, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Charles Simic as the new U.S. poet laureate. Simic was given the place of Donald Hall, another poet. The laureate program aims to promote poetry all across the nation. Simic who...

The well known English poet and journalist James Fenton has been honored with the 2007 Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. Fenton, 57, is a former professor of poetry at Oxford University. He earned his B.A. from Magdalen College, Oxford in 1970. In...

William Wordsworth (April 7, 1770 - April 23, 1850) who is well known for his poetry launched the romantic age in English Literature. The Prelude, an autobiographical poem of his early years is considered to be his best and classical work. Wordsworth...