These poems are an ode to the feelings experienced on the fringes of what's socially accepted, but that doesn't make them any ...

Nobody goes into poetry to get rich. But at Shawn Welcome’s low point, he was pretty much homeless. He was married with children, yet relying on friends and relatives to take them in. It can be a ...

Irish poet William Butler Yeats wrote of Tagore that after Greek philosopher Socrates, Tagore was the first and truest 'global citizen' of the modern world. Tagore himself wrote to Sarojini Naidu, ...

In the heart of North Dakota, a local artist is turning pain into purpose, poetry into power. Known on stage as Dakotah Faye, ...

If we’re being honest here, a true starter pack of modern American poetry would look something like this: “Goodnight Moon,” “Where the Sidewalk Ends,” “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.” For many of us poetry ...

Endemic to China's Yangtze River, the Yangtze finless porpoise is known for its intelligence and charismatic appearance; it ...

For 20 years, teens from around the country have come to Washington, D.C. to compete in the national Poetry Out Loud finals.

The word love is elusive, a noun without context. However, its verb form, "loving," is more than the thing. It invokes poetry ...

Steve Biondolillo, organizer of the National Baseball Poetry Festival, and Bill Littlefield, a former WBUR host who will read poetry at Polar Park in Worcester this weekend, say there's plenty poetic ...

Starting today, we’ll have a week of games, videos and essays to help you along the way. First up: readings by Ina Garten, ...

Hyderabad's poetry communities are cultivating dynamic environments where creativity and connection flourish. Through open ...

The serene hills of Kangra will soon resonate with verse and melody as Rehbar—a literary and cultural initiative founded by ...