I have a few questions about this. Why is it always the Swedes who supply unsought advice to the rest of us? In the ’70s I remember them harassing us all to get into pornography and partner swapping, ...

William Cowper’s The Task, written in 1785, echoes today’s anxieties with eerie precision — war, oppression, the weight of the world. Can poetry offer solace in chaotic times? A journey through memory ...