Our critic A.O. Scott walks you through a poem that speaks to his mood right now. It’s called “Party Politics,” but it’s not about those parties, or those politics.
free verse poems don't follow any obvious rules. Instead they often follow the rhythms of natural speech. So that's the way that we speak in everyday life with our friends and family.
Some of Britain's most notorious cases have been tried at London's Old Bailey, including those attracting the death penalty until the punishment was abolished in the 1960s.