Category: Poetry

  • Remembrance Day Thoughts – Poetry and WW1

    Remembrance Day Thoughts – Poetry and WW1

    ‘For the Fallen’ is one of the most well-known poems, not only of its author Laurence Binyon, but in fact of all war poetry. Often recited at Remembrance Day services, it seems to strike the right note of solemn dignity, lauding the sacrifices of English soldiers who died in the First World War without glorifying…

  • Poetry for the G20

    Poetry for the G20

    This year India holds the presidency of the G20, and is hosting high-level diplomatic and ministerial meetings which are now in full swing.  The theme of this Indian presidency is the Sanskrit phrase “वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम्” taken from the Mahā Upanishad, or, in English, it is ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’.