Poetry

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Arts & Culture

The poem behind the Green Knight

The medieval romance Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is now a movie, but the poem itself already has a surprisingly contemporary message about tradition, modernity and our sense of self

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Arts & Culture

Poetry as a surveillance survival guide

In an age of pervasive surveillance and social media promotion, reading poetry matters more than ever as we try to come to terms with our technologically-led society

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Arts & Culture

Lucky discoveries of lost ancient history

Our knowledge of the ancient world owes a lot to chance discoveries. Here, we share the stories of some of the most important and unlikely finds from ancient Western history

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Podcast

Language for living

Poetry is a way of being alive and alert to the world in ways that we too often forget, says Professor David Mason

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Arts & Culture

Life on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert

Author, poet and academic Kevin Brophy reflects on his time living in the remote Aboriginal community Mulan

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