As I weaved through the verses, I felt myself steadying on stage, anticipating the next line and delivering it with just the ...
One book that continues to be discussed, translated and read 114 years after it was published in India is Rabindranath Tagore ...
One of my favorite poems of Dunbar’s is “We Wear the Mask,” which beautifully portrays the weight that many Black people carry as they flow in “double consciousness” as a means of survival in an often ...
Her new work has received reactions ranging from admiration for her introspective themes to some mixed reviews on its overall ...
Missouri Poet Laureate David L. Harrison describes something unexpected he found after checking into a room with a fly in it.
"[Writing is] getting me up in the morning, putting a smile on my face, just essentially making me more comfortable ... that offers veterans the opportunity to read and discuss poetry by American ...
I try to carry on as normal, but this has completely upturned the foundation of my life - everything I thought was real. What ...
A new translation of "The Iliad" pairs well with Ukranian war poetry and a documentary on its suffering people.
A hymn to mercy and love, “Love Calls Us to the Things of This World” springs to my lips when my heart is quiet. I teach it ...
In the early days of Jimmy Page, prior to forming Led Zeppelin, the guitarist had been a disciple of rockabilly and blues, but playing it remained a mystery.
I’d listened to my father talk ‘bout days of World War II. And how he served his country. He wore the Navy Blue.