If you’ve ever talked about “the birds and the bees” or referenced “the best laid plans of mice and men,” then you’ve inadvertently quoted some of the English language’s most famous poets.

Earth breathes in us.” ― Matthew Edward Hall “The time to protect a species is while it is still common.” ― Rosalie Edge ...

Oluwaseun Olayiwola is a poet, critic and inaugural member of the Rose Choreographic School in Sadlers Wells East, London.