COMMENTARY: Great literature shows us who we are. It is like a mirror that shows us ourselves. It shows us our character, our ...

From daring contemporary collections to the long-awaited definitive edition from one of the major poets of the 20th century, this is our pick of the best poetry books of the year. Whether you’re a ...

Trappist Father Thomas Merton is pictured with the Dalai Lama in 1968. Credit: CNS photo/Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University Nothing among human things has such power to keep our gaze fixed ...

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An award-winning poet and writer of fiction, she moonlighted as a competitive horsewoman and owned a horse farm outside ...

There may be no higher art in Somalia than oral poetry, which is recited in the most remote outposts and even by militants.

Discover the diverse life and literary legacy of New Orleans writer and teacher James Nolan, who passed away earlier this ...

“The first is the voice of the poet talking to himself—or to nobody. The second is the voice of the poet addressing an audience, whether large or small. The third is the voice of the poet when he ...

This kind of trade-off appears throughout human life, from career choices to relationships to hobbies. Sometimes we must ...

Genuine praise for even a great writer or artist must maintain a fine balance, and the author displays it in good measure.

Happy holidays, and happy reading! All That We Ask of You Is to Always Be Happy by Bridget Bell (Cavankerry) If there has ...