The theme is obviously very apropos, so why this poem in this moment ... this is the stuff that Black girl magic is made of. And endear democracy to humanity. Make no mistake, cohering is the ...

October: Monster by Dzifa Benson “One language is never enough”, Dzifa Benson writes in the first section of Monster, her ...

Paul Engle noted that “poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power.” As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and ...

Ranking Shakespeare’s poems is not easy, and scholars and readers often argue about which of his works stand out the most. However, the magic of Shakespeare’s poetry lies in its ability to ...

Willa Cather wrote “Most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age of fifteen.” Childhood is when ...

Loyola University is excited to present Ntozake Shange’s powerful choreopoem, for colored girls who have considered suicide ...

Poetry is close to my heart. I would be lost without its very specific magic, its ability to spark wonder and shock and to open up fresh vistas on life in God. But as W. H. Auden famously says in his ...

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T celebrates four talents across music, art and fashion who, through patience and perseverance, have transformed the culture.

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Glenn Horowitz built a fortune selling the archives of writers such as Vladimir Nabokov and Alice Walker. Then a rock star ...