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Throughout literary history, love poems have connected lonely hearts ... Written in 1904 by German Japanese American poet Carl Sadakichi Hartmann (1867–1944), the poem lists natural occurrences ...

German poetry has long held a special place within the Western literary tradition. Its major achievements include Luther's hymns, Goethe's unequalled poetic versatility, the Romantics' lyric songs and ...

The lyric poetry in German culture since the 1870s is caught between polarities of aesthetic and political allegiance perhaps more extreme than in any other genre. Between an ethically responsible ...

Thousands of years ago, humankind figured out how to transform one of our greatest inventions into infinite beauty, and language gave way to poetry. From the prehistoric poems of the Nile ...

Just one beautiful line of poetry can stay with you forever. So feel inspired with these quotes from poets including Rupi Kaur, Sylvia Plath and Audre Lorde. “Poetry begins with a lump in the ...

Maya Angelou, considered one of the best poets in history, signs copies of "Maya Angelou: Letter to ... [+] My Daughter" at Barnes & Noble in Union Square on October 30, 2008 in New York City.

The Goethe-Institut strives to establishing the German language in the educational systems of the host countries and qualifies teachers. Every year more than half a million people worldwide take a ...

Frankfurt stocks led European bourses lower early on Monday after a surge in support for a far-right party in Germany’s local elections and weak economic data from China damped investor sentiment.

Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey, is a place of pilgrimage for literature lovers. More than 100 poets and writers are buried or have memorials here. And, so began a tradition of burials and memorials ...

The attack took place in the Fronhof, a market square in the western German city where live bands were playing as part of a festival marking the its 650th anniversary. Markus Caspers, an official ...

The spectacle also attracted poets, who recited their works for eager ... ‘A Rider’s Instructions to His Lover,’ for which ...