April is National Poetry Month, so in honor of that I will offer some thoughts about springtime poems. The first to come to ...

After a while, no one wants to look like a tourist. Experienced travelers will buy a hat in a local store, convinced that having the same head covering will somehow make them less conspicuous. They ...

Explore the powerful poetry of former New America Fellows Sarah Kay and Clint Smith, reflecting on culture and the transformative power of words.

As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from ...

Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” by Adrienne Rich, is a blazing portrait of an artist and her work. Our critic A.O. Scott admires its ...

Angela Knight, library media specialist at Harrison Elementary, wrote the forward for the new book. She was also awarded SPS ...

Crackers, light works and bike rallies were a common sight ... In the poem, the Andhadhun fame star mentioned key moments and performances of the Men in Blue, penned down in his own words.

At that stage, his love for words had already led him to write plays for the radio, which were then followed by plays staged in theatres. He also performed his own poems for many years in venues ...

His poetry never wavered in its devotion to his homeland, fearlessly speaking against oppression while simultaneously offering hope. His words were an act of worship to his land. Art, as literary ...

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There are simpler ways of being in the world, I’m told. Still I choose Za’tar and Shatta and this awkward Fatha. – Jehan Bseiso, American born Palestinian-Jordanian poet, has recently completed her ...