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Ovid’s Metamorphoses is all about mothers

Even if you haven’t heard of Ovid, you almost certainly know some of his stories. His most famous work, the Metamorphoses, is a Latin epic poem composed of hundreds of tales of mythical transformations, many of which are still being told and retold today.

The Conversation · Dec 8, 2025

The best recent poetry – review roundup

Midden Witch by Fiona Benson; Dwell by Simon Armitage; Nature Matters edited by Mona Arshi & Karen McCarthy Woolf; Lode by Gillian Allnutt; Silk Work by Imogen Cassels; A History of Western Music by August Kleinzahler

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2025

TS Eliot prize announces a ‘shapeshifting’ shortlist

With a record number of entries, half of the ten shortlisted books are debut collections that the judges describe as ‘unflinching in their explorations of love and grief, brutality and desire’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2022