Poetry and feminism have always been intertwined but in recent years, many new feminist and queer voices have emerged and found space to express themselves. For World Poetry Day, we take a look at ...

While core acts of devotion take center stage, qasidas (Islamic odes) and devotional poetry serve as powerful complements, ...

Two years ago, MIT professor of literature ... famous tale "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," and two other poems. Today, "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" is commonly read in high school English ...

Just over half of women and 40% of men read a book in 2022, but just 29.5% of men read fiction, compared to 49.2% of women.

American poet WH Auden's words, "marble well-governed cities" full of "vines and olive trees." But Israel and its allies have turned it into "an artificial wilderness" ...

Imbuing his work with a volatile mix of tenderness, aggression, sophistication, and obscenity, the Roman poet left a record ...

These important women have helped shape not only North Carolina, but also the country. Take a look at the inspiring women in ...

Forty years ago, Northern English poet Harrison published ... But if it is unusual for a poem to escape the confines of the world of literature, it's virtually unheard of for one to provoke ...

Poetry, like most art, is subjective, and people’s tastes run as wide as the collections on offer. Whether young or old, well ...

Elizabeth Siddal's tragic life as a muse and model and Christina Rossetti’s poetry, expose the Pre-Raphaelite era’s depiction ...

A circus star. A famous singer and actress. A celebrated Black author. The South's first woman voter. The Seminoles' first woman chairperson. An American poet. All six of these notable women once ...