Sassoon and Owen capture in verse the sheer frightfulness of trench warfare; they are the supreme English war poets of their ...
The most famous were surely ... was so extraordinary in the life of the church that the historian Patrick Allitt began his 1997 book Catholic Converts: British and American Intellectuals Turn ...
If you want to know the truth about what's happening in the Middle East, you won't find it watching PBS or listening to NPR.
From movies to activism speeches, iconic quotes have been misquoted and misremembered for years. From the famous figures of ...
Our Poetry Book ... influential American poet of the last 10 years. A former social worker, over six collections she has become renowned for her fearless excavation of her life in her work.
These brave men and women fought for equality and acceptance and forged a path ahead for the LGBTQ+ community.
Swoonworthy romantic movies to stream Who says you have to wait for Valentine’s Day to indulge in romantic movies? Love ...
Some famous sayings and quotes are ... to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” We get it. Thoreau could get a bit wordy. Somewhere along the ...
In honor of the day, you’ll find a collection of stirring Inauguration Day quotes spoken by U.S. presidents or poets during inaugurations ... “It is the American sound. It is hopeful, big ...
Illinois Poet Laureate Angela Jackson shares a poem she wrote sparked by a childhood memory — but she didn't let reality get ...
My guest this week on Poetry from ... couch watching that famous show with the rare appearance of a Black man on TV. This poem comes out of private memory, but it has a life of its own.
"An Evening with Louisiana Poets" will explore life's phases, adjusting to new environments — and the environment's own adjustments. It features three acclaimed writers — Liz Burk, Randy ...