But all poetry, even funny poems and short poems for kids, has a common thread: The poets who write it are interpreters. They take an honest look at events and emotions and boil them down to some ...

Seamus Heaney’s love-poem to marriage, The Skunk, combines exile and erotica, moving from an American wilderness image ...

“What are my poems about? I don’t know. My poems are about what happens when a need for a poem meets the void for that poem’s nonexistence,” Kimbrell said. The response highlighted the complex yet ...

Our critic A.O. Scott shows you what he loves about it. Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott Poems aren’t pictures, but sometimes they try to make us see, and to make us feel in ways we might associate ...

The poem is a tribute to the spirit of India, capturing the essence of its rich culture, diverse traditions, and the strength that comes from its unity. It celebrates the beauty of India's ...

On January 24, the cross-party climate and nature bill is up for debate in parliament ... what happens next will be decided on Friday. In short, this bill would: put our stated international ...

The annual ceremony of the Utakai Hajime, or the Imperial New Year’s Poetry Reading, took place in the Matsu-no-Ma room of the Imperial Palace in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday morning. The Yomiuri ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, in a poem recited at the annual New Year's Poetry Reading on Wednesday, expressed how he was heartened to see children talk about their dreams for the future during official ...

The Nature in the City speaker series is returning to downtown London Tuesday, featuring six consecutive talks on topics such as night sky photography, environmental law, sighting wildlife and ...

An English speaking island, only a short flight from the UK, experiences 22C heat in the winter. The island of Cyprus is around a four-and-a-half hour flight from the London experiences average ...