When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Jeff Gordinier LOVE AND OTHER POEMS By Alex Dimitrov Until the pandemic of 2020, I had never ...

“What dark flower bloomed here,/ what promise led anyone/ down this path, black orchid/ red rose/ how does consciousness separate/ itself from the body?” These lines are part of the first poem (“The ...

"Welcome to the night!" cries the opening poem in this celebration of nocturnal life. Everything from snails to mushrooms has a role to play and something different to say (the title is taken from a ...

Sarah Ruhl’s mother was the first to explain that the word “quarantine” comes from the Italian term “quaranta giorni,” meaning forty days. “Forty days for ships to sit in ports so they would not ...

The feeling of being in love can make you do some things you'd never think about doing before; singing, writing your names in a heart on your notebook, and even getting into poetry. Poetry, both ...

In a 1989 interview with Castle Rock News, King revealed that he was fascinated with the Dark Tower’s mysteries. “Browning never says what that tower is,” says King, “but it’s based on an even older ...