25+ min ago  (732+ words) ROME -- The researchers in Ireland looked at their computer screen, marveling at a medieval book tracked down in a Roman library. They flipped through its digitized pages and found their sought-after treasure: the oldest surviving English poem. Plus, she said,…...

1+ day, 39+ min ago  (831+ words) What's more, she said, the poem was within the main body of Latin text: "It was extraordinary." He considers Caedmon's poem to be the start of English literature. The manuscript he and Magnanti found is one of the oldest, dating…...

3+ hour, 2+ min ago  (292+ words) The Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing (NPCW) winners were announced at a special event at Diamond Valley Library on Saturday. Victorian writer Terry Donnelly and poet Richenda Rudman won the open categories, while Nillumbik residents Carmel Macdonald Grahame and Kristyn…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago  (140+ words) Bluefield Daily Telegraph A rare, long-lost copy of Caedmon's Hymn " the first poem ever written down in Old English " is visible in the five lines above the final line of the left page from an 8th-century manuscript copy of the…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (54+ words) A Journey Through Life, Loss, and Love When I turned 40, I found myself writing from a hospital bed. Propped up against the pillows, I returned to writing " a passion I had always loved but hadn't pursued since my teenage years…...

4+ hour, 54+ min ago  (545+ words) Andrea Rosa, The Independent Researchers in Ireland have unearthed what is believed to be the oldest surviving English poem, discovered within the pages of a medieval book housed in a Roman library. The poem, known as Caedmon's Hymn, was composed…...

5+ hour, 16+ min ago  (460+ words) May 18, 2026 at 13: 09 JST "Those most sensitive to the changing seasons are, among plants, grasses; among animals, insects; and among human beings, solitary people, travelers and the poor." This reflection appears in one of Taneda Santoka's (18821940) essays, a glimpse into the…...

5+ hour, 7+ min ago  (441+ words) In not acknowledging our ghosts, it means that we will forever be haunted. In Fierceland, Omar Musa asks his characters, readers, and authorial self to reckon with a different kind of ghost story. From slam poetry stages to novels that…...

8+ hour, 42+ min ago  (731+ words) ROME " The researchers in Ireland looked at their computer screen, marveling at a medieval book tracked down in a Roman library. They flipped through its digitized pages and found their sought-after treasure: the oldest surviving English poem. What's more, she…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (336+ words) Each year at The Gospel Coalition, we review or spotlight more than 200 books, culminating with our annual book awards where we select winners in the following 11 categories: Per TGC's'foundation documents, we seek books that meet the following criteria: 2. includes faithful…...