University of Melbourne provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. In our series Art for Trying Times, authors nominate a work they turn to for solace or perspective during this ...

You can usually stir up debate by comparing song lyrics to poetry. As a publication that highlights the exploits of songwriters, we believe that writing a song presents a unique set of challenges and ...

You can read Minneapolis poet Danez Smith’s work in two new books or, if you happen to be in New York, on subway walls. Smith’s collection of poems, “Bluff,” was published by Graywolf Press earlier ...

Explore Moore’s great poem of marine life, with Al Gore, Jorie Graham, and others. This environmental science-themed episode explores Moore’s great poem of marine life, titled "The Fish". Vice ...

Here in April, celebrated annually as National Poetry Month, I’ve been wondering: Is there a truly great poem about the Mississippi River? The question first came to mind last December when a copy of ...

This week marks 100 years since the dedication of the cornerstone for Our Lady of Victory, the basilica that boasts more angels than heaven itself.

Bucking the rules, and the canon, Jacolby Satterwhite remakes the Met’s Great Hall with his multimedia “A Metta Prayer.” It draws on Titian and video games. By Ted Loos From the soaring Beaux-Arts ...