Tag: literature

World Poetry Day: Social media injects new lease of life into poetry

From social media to AI, new technologies have changed the way that we produce and consume poetry. For World Poetry Day, we take a...

ON THIS DAY: Remembering Venizelos (1936) and Elytis (1996)

On 18 March, Greece commemorates the passing of two of its most significant historical and cultural figures—Eleftherios Venizelos, one of the nation’s most influential...

ON THIS DAY: Dennis the Menace makes his debut (1951)

On 12 March 1951, Dennis the Menace made his debut as a comic strip in the British children's comic The Beano, published by DC...

ON THIS DAY: Arthur Conan Doyle writes first Sherlock Holmes story (1886)

On 4 March 1886, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle began writing what would become one of the most iconic detective stories of all time: A...

ON THIS DAY: Literary icon John Steinbeck is born (1902)

On 27 February 1902 John Steinbeck (d. 1968), the renowned American writer whose powerful storytelling and social commentary cemented his place as one of...

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Christodoulides meets Holguín, urges progress on Cyprus talks

The President of the Republic, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, received...
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