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Poetry, Always A Work In Progress, Says Wole Soyinka At 2025 ProvidusBank Poetry Café
It was a wonder to see the sage, Nigerian Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka man the stage at the 6th ProvidusBank World Poetry Day Café, held on March 21 at Terra Kulture Arena in Lagos. The ...
We visit the home of the most famous Greek poet you’ve never heard of
Travellers to Alexandria in Egypt can visit the restored apartment of Constantine Cavafy, the favourite bard of Jackie ...
The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far)
We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...
Was Forrest Fenn’s treasure found? The true story of ‘Gold & Greed,’ explained
A new Netflix docuseries reveals what happened after an art dealer hid a box of treasure in the American wilderness.
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Life, like a poem, is a series of choices
It’s impossible for me to talk about writing without talking about living, writes Maggie Smith, author of the new book, "Dear ...
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I Must Insist That I Am Real
Seattle inaugurated its fifth-ever Civic Poet, Dujie Tahat, in a ceremony in the City Council Chambers. Hosted by the Office ...
Maria Shriver on Surviving Divorce and Finding Herself: 'It Was Brutal, and I Was Terrified' (Exclusive Book Excerpt)
PEOPLE shares an intimate first look at Maria Shriver's new book, 'I Am Maria,' revealing her feelings as she navigated ...
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BYU professor and former Utah Poet Laureate recognizes the sacred in everyday life
BYU professor of English Lance Larsen has been writing poetry for four decades. His poems are regularly published in leading ...
Australia’s ‘wild reciters’ sought to change the world verse by verse. Who are today’s provocateurs?
In his latest book, Peter Kirkpatrick retrieves from Australian cultural history the compelling figure of the “ wild reciter ”, as a reviewer in the 1920s termed amateur elocutionists.