The American scholar of 20th-century literature and culture Elizabeth Outka has argued that works such as The Second Coming ...

Words. Alone or strung together they are delicious, emotional, heart-tugging and clever. They are woven throughout our lives. They evoke images and memories we have stored in our minds and hearts.

Marked by a novel approach and presentation, Anisur Rahman’s ‘Essential Ghalib’ features 200 of the great poet’s verses in ...

Merle Haggard has always been a stellar lyricist and singer, but this video proves that the man also had quite the knack for penning a poem.

These days, Alissa Quart’s attention has broken into strange shapes. But she has found a reprieve in one thing: poetry.

Cristina Rivera Garza’s newly translated novel evokes a mixture of numbness and anxiety in the face of incessant violence.

The best music is often the product of unusual circumstances. For example, “Tired of Being Alone” by Al Green was inspired by an inadvisable decision that Green made while it was snowing outside. All ...

Beatriz Fernandez was the first person to submit a Zip Ode in 2015, about her neighborhood. This year marks the tenth ...

When her father died, the author of “Americanah” produced a slim work of nonfiction. When her mother died, she poured her ...