How is it that some of us are privileged and many are not? This subject is at the heart of a new collection of poetry.

Despite challenges and a changing linguistic landscape, women lyricists continue to contribute mature and poetic verses, ...

Through television, Moyers connected Americans with poets at street level, an especially valuable gift since few of us get to ...

Bill Moyers, who died last month at 91, will be remembered for his work as a top aide to President Lyndon B. Johnson and a ...

First is a novel by the Algerian novelist Yasmina Khadra, perhaps best known for his book The Swallows of Kabul. Except I’m not reading that - I’m reading The Angels Die. I first picked up this book ...

“Whether you are suffering from the stresses of the modern world or the pain of a broken heart or simply need a tonic for the ...

From classics to modern masterpieces, these great poetry books—recommended by poets themselves—belong on your bookshelf.

Sometimes, we don’t love the person who loves us. Ancient Greeks and Romans also had a lot to say about this subject.

Whatever emotion you're feeling can be found in poetry. So when life brings you down, turn to these inspirational poems to lift your spirits.

Before her harrowing footage of life in Mariupol under siege from Russian invaders was viewed around the world in 2022, ...

Maina Mind has always been evolving the ways in which he can reach his audience on a deeper and more personal level. He ...

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