We grew up and were nurtured to believe in an idealized image of the Greek War of Independence, the 1821 Revolution and its heroes. We were ...

The life of ancient Greek sage, philosopher and prophet Epimenides of Crete straddles history and myth, but some of his works ...

The Greek War of Independence erupted into the the early nineteenth century as Europe was being shaken to its roots by riots ...

We have only a handful of female poets in Sanskrit – it has always been an elite language. However, the poems we do have make up in quality what is missing in quantity.

We may earn a commission from your purchases. As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems as well.

Her reading would provide an image of a specific racial experience told through the lens of Greek myth, while also navigating a line ... but also her role as a poet. The reading was incredibly ...

She was a renowned Greek poet and leader from the 5th century BCE, celebrated for her extraordinary intellect and bravery. Born in the city of Argos, Telesilla is remembered as one of the nine female ...

Leaked audio instructions by Greek rescue co-ordinators have cast further doubt on Greece's official version of events in the hours before a migrant boat sank along with up to 650 people onboard.

Kostis Palamas, the renowned Greek poet who penned the lyrics to the Olympic Anthem, stands as a towering figure in modern Greek literature. A central figure of the 1880s literary generation and ...

On June 14, 2024, at Cape Cod’s National Seashore near Provincetown, Massachusetts, the nation’s twenty-fourth Poet Laureate, Ada Limón, unveiled the inaugural installation of her signature project, ...

The simplicity of his life informed his work. Ascending to fame at a time when Anglo-American poetry was growing increasingly difficult and obscure, Frost set himself apart. A lyric poet inspired ...