His name refers to the feat of having learned the Koran by heart. The intimations of divinity in this short poem are apt because Hafiz was a devotee of Sufism, a mystical form of Islam that speaks ...
An Oxford researcher found a rare, handwritten variation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous love poems. About 400 years ago, its meaning might have been very different. By Amelia Nierenberg ...
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. I often hear from peers and students that ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Michelle Trachtenberg appears at the Critics’ Choice Television Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on June ...