On Nov. 25, 1936, a young Oxford professor delivered a lecture to the British Academy in London about the Old English epic “Beowulf.” Ronald, as the professor’s friends called him, argued that ...

As an Irish man who has spent much of my life abroad, Seamus Heaney has been my companion, helping me grow up into literature, Irishness and, ultimately, myself. When I was 10 years old, an Irish boy ...

Tom Paulin has been announced as the winner of the PEN Heaney Prize 2025 for his poetry collection Namanlagh, published by Faber. The award was presented at a ceremony held at the National Library of ...

Erik is a writer based in Arizona. He's written about video games and the entertainment industry for over a decade, and previously covered politics and culture. He also runs a Substack newsletter ...