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Haggis Ice Cream

Batches of this Scottish flavor get a bagpipe escort into the parlor.
Addressing the haggis.
Gastro Obscura

Burns Supper

Pay tribute to the poet Robert Burns with bagpipes, readings, and heaping helpings of haggis.
What's your go-to toast?
poetry

Send Us Your Favorite Toasts and Cheers!

"Thanks a little, thanks the most, please just share your drinking toasts."
Eric Grundhauser July 12, 2018
St Mary Magdalene's Church, Hucknall.
Hucknall, England

Church of St. Mary Magdalene

Lord Byron's embalmed body lies within this medieval church.
The cover of the Voyager Golden Record. Two of these are currently hurtling through space aboard probes, ready to be found by aliens.
space exploration

Aliens Might Never Appreciate How Cool Voyager's Golden Record Is

If they find it, they may just be confused.
Cara Giaimo June 1, 2018
Tomb of Hafez
Shiraz, Iran

Tomb of Hafez

A dreamy mausoleum honors Persia's most famous poet.
Allen Ginsberg chants in London. Although his reading displays many of the technical attributes of "Poet Voice," it generally doesn't come across that way to listeners.
sounds

An Algorithmic Investigation of the Highfalutin 'Poet Voice'

New research suggests that the affected reading style consists of a particular set of attributes.
Cara Giaimo May 1, 2018
The red front door of St. Michael's.
churches

Found: Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Coffin in a Wine Cellar

The poet's remains were rediscovered in London earlier this week.
Anne Ewbank April 13, 2018
The imposing approach to the Scar.
Malham, England

Gordale Scar

A long, winding trek rewards you with a gorge so captivating it inspired a painting in the Tate.
Edward Lear's grave.
Sanremo, Italy

Edward Lear's Grave

There once was a man named Lear / Who found limericks so dear / His final resting space / Is an unusual place / Most people don’t know he’s here.
Dante's Church.
Florence, Italy

Santa Margherita de' Cerchi

Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.
Napkins will gladly hold whatever threatens to spill over, whether that's a dribble, a scribble, or a full-fledged poem.
literature

Don't Just Wipe Your Face—Write a Poem!

A recently resuscitated online literary journal is dedicated to the humble napkin.
Cara Giaimo February 23, 2018
Garden of Meera Mahal in Merta City
Merta, India

Meera Mahal

This small and unknown museum recounts the life of Mirabai, a remarkable mystic saint of the 16th century.
Poetry Foundation Library.
Chicago, Illinois

Poetry Foundation Library

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.
The Haiku Pathway
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Haiku Pathway

A serene garden path lined with 36 haiku stamped into clay stones.
Well, that's one way to write poetry.
computers

The Robots Are Here to Write Poetry

But how are we going to teach them to do it well if no one can agree on what makes good verse?
Jessica Leigh Hester December 12, 2017
A Stanley parakeet, one of 42 plates in Edward Lear's <em>Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots</em>.
art

Before Edward Lear Was a Limerick Genius, He Was a Teenage Parrot-Painting Prodigy

The beloved children's poet spent his own youth "at the West End / painting the best end / of some vast Parrots / as red as new carrots."
Cara Giaimo December 4, 2017
Baltimore, Maryland

The Horse You Came In On Saloon

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.