Though I read everything from memoirs to romantasy, there is one genre in particular that haunted me for a long time: poetry.

Cox, University of Dayton Paul Laurence Dunbar was only 33 years old when he died in 1906. In his short yet prolific life, Dunbar used folk dialect to give voice and dignity to the experience of Black ...

Ceasefire,” his most famous poem, invoked the “Iliad” in exploring his country’s sectarian strife. But his work wasn’t ...

Through my work with young people, I've developed concrete ways to connect with kids who are hurting. Here are just a few of them.

Our Poetry Book of the Month reviews include two invigorating releases by Diane Seuss and a dark, posthumous collection by Tove Ditlevsen Alongside Terrance Hayes, Diane Seuss has a strong case to ...

Czesław Miłosz lost his homeland to a Stalinist regime. What have we Americans valued in our own cultural past that might now ...

The power of sadness: Sad endings can create more profound storytelling experiences and resonate with players long after the game ends. Who says video games can't be emotional? Granted ...

You googled "what is personification" and landed on this page. Whether you're asking because of a homework prompt or out of bibliophilic curiosity, you've come to the right place.

WE live in a world where we can have whatever we want, whenever we want. Whether this is food or likes on social media, what we’re essentially craving is a “hit” of dopamine, AKA the brain ...

All of us as vital as the one light we move through.” Amanda Gorman was just 22 when her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb”, read for Joe Biden’s presidency in 2021, made her a breakout ...