My problem with the poem is that it is an example of stoicism, the idea that the adept will be immune to suffering and that virtue is sufficient for happiness. This idea is given extra weight in our ...

The poem below, bearing the same Latin name, meaning unconquered or invincible, was written by R L Stevenson's friend W E Henley (1849-1903), after his leg was amputated.

Prince Harry will be giving a reading at the service. Lewis will recite the “Invictus” poem, written by poet William Ernest Henley, who has a monument in the Crypt at St Paul’s.

At the Atlanta funeral of civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, a 12-year-old boy took the stage and read one of the late lawmaker's favorite poem. That boy is Tybre Faw, who became friends with ...