Sitting in a secluded, leafy courtyard on a warm afternoon is a pleasant way to spend an hour, more so sipping on a ...

CK Stead's latest book, shortlisted this week for the Ockham poetry prize, belongs to the literature of bereavement.

The 17th-century epic gave the modern age its most famous vision of Eden but, argues the author of a new book, the poem’s influence on landscape and garden design can still be seen today ...

In subsequent decades, observers would borrow the phrase to describe such figures as Al Smith, Hubert Humphrey, and Ronald ...

Read more about the irresistible tale of the Ladies of Llangollen, who defied the conventions of the 18th century.

The month where the garden finally starts to wake up, shaking off winter’s slumber with a good stretch and a yawn.

Interest in Australian poetry has dipped significantly since ‘The Man from Snowy River’. Why is this? And how can we get it ...