For literary fame, Robert Burns (1759–1796) had the advantage of coming early: a proto-Romantic to whom the Romantics would turn, a genial promoter of Scotland whose work would seem nation-defining to ...

The devil got notice that Grose was a-dying, So whip! at the summons, old Satan came flying; But when he approach'd where poor Francis lay moaning, And saw each bed-post with its burden a-groaning, ...

Instead of single epigram for this weekend, here are a selection of maxims from the French atheist, philosopher, and poet Sylvain Maréchal (1750-1803) and a short poem from Victor Hugo (1802-1885).

This is an epigram by Robert Burns. It was written in 1786 and is read here by Phyllis Logan. One of Burns favoured styles of verse was the epigram, which he often inscribed on the windows of taverns ...

Tragedy and joy in delicate balance. We all know the feeling. A week ago, we flew to Allentown for the Bat Mitzvah of our niece. Our last trip had been for tragedy, as we traveled there on a moment’s ...

Sometimes the thing you need to get everything right is just time itself, though, according to the owner of the region’s newest brewery, a small bit of selfishness helps too. Nearly two years after ...

SINGAPORE – Home-grown publisher Epigram Books has restructured to become Epigram Literary Foundation, a non-profit entity that it hopes could help it convince more donors to loosen their purse ...

SINGAPORE - Home-grown publisher Epigram Books and audiobook platform Storytel have launched a new prize for horror stories. The Storytel Epigram Horror Prize, which will split $10,000 between 11 ...

One of Burns favoured styles of verse was the epigram, which he often inscribed on the windows of taverns with a diamond he possessed purely for this purpose. This one is dated from October 1786 by ...