For our series Making of a Poem, we’re asking poets to dissect the poems they’ve published in our pages. Nora Fulton’s poem “ ...

French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal is facing five years in prison after a judge found him guilty of undermining national ...

French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal is facing five years in prison after a judge found him guilty of undermining national ...

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...

The Drawings of Victor Hugo highlights the famous French writer's love of drawing in a show of 70 of his illustrations French ...

Spread the love Introduction Throughout human history, certain individuals have left an indelible mark on the world, shaping ...

Poetry and feminism have always been intertwined but in recent years, many new feminist and queer voices have emerged and ...

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

Ogden Nash, a renowned American poet, lived in Savannah, Georgia during his childhood because his father worked in the naval stores industry. Harriet Ross Colquitt, author of "The Savannah Cook ...

At a loss for words? Poetry expresses the feelings we struggle to convey. Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic moments, silly rhymes for kids and limericks for ...

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March 13 marks the 84th birth anniversary of one of the Arab world's most influential literary voices: Mahmoud Darwish. Born in 1941 and raised in a village home void of books, the Palestinian ...