Renowned writer Nick Twinamatsiko tapped into this universality to write his first book of verse, Till The Promised Land and ...

Because this poem is multi-layered and complex, it is best suited for readers who enjoy mentally unpacking layers of symbolism and interpreting the themes in ways that feel authentic to their ...

On Saturday, Oct. 19, the journalist, 68, announced in her newsletter, Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper, that she is gearing up ...

Nikki Giovanni, MC Lyte, Rakim, and others came together on Saturday to show how vital lyricism is to uplifting minorities ...

What better way to celebrate than by revisiting Irish poet Seamus Heaney's "When All The Others Were Away at Mass," which was named Ireland’s best-loved poem of the past 100 years in RTÉ’s A ...

In his justly famous and prophetic poem “The Second Coming,” William Butler Yeats wrote the lines “The best lack all ...

The poet Semyon Nadson (1862 - 1887) lived for 24 years. He is known for being the first poet of Jewish descent to achieve ...

Shel Silverstein was a master of linguistic mischief, using repetition and creative wordplay to amuse and prepare kids for ...

You can usually stir up debate by comparing song lyrics to poetry. As a publication that highlights the exploits of ...

Hans Christian Andersen. Famous quote: “To be yourself in a world ... Achebe’s works extend beyond novels to essays, poetry and short stories. His books can be found at Penguin Random House.

The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents the 20th Annual Dodge Poetry ...

The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Third and Final Continent,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1999. The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss ...