Poetry Changes Lives: Daily Thoughts on Poetry and History

A daily page that provides a historical fact, linked to a well known poem and an inspirational thought or reflection.

Poetry and history have always gone well together: history has often been recorded in verse and much poetry has been written about historical events. The story of Troy might be long forgotten if Homer had not immortalised it in verse. And likewise, Homer himself might be forgotten if Troy had not existed.

Historical facts, even those about kings and battles, can be dry reading...