Portrait of Dante Alighieri,” against a background featuring Sandro Botticelli’s ‘Chart of Hell’ from Dante’s Inferno. (photo: Public Domain) An appreciation of the creative genius of Dante, St. John ...

Dear William Allen White, It’s been some time since I last wrote you. The air is swirling across Kansas. Maddening gusts of ...

When we tell the storyof how we survived the collapse, we might say: like birds, we learnedto move as one.We grew lighterand lengthened our wings. These are the final lines of "Dear Human at the Edge ...

In 1970, the poet, educator, and architect June Jordan posed the following question during a middle-school graduation speech ...

Introduction to the PersonChunagon Yakamochi (c. 718–785) was a prominent poet and politician of the Nara period. His real ...

Drawing connections between religion and the evolution of language, Affiliate Scholar Francesca Chubb-Confer delivered a talk ...

At a satsang, Gayatri Lakhiani Chawla watched a group of women sing a kalam by Sachal Sarmast. They knew the words by heart.

Australia was promised a poet laureate to bust out some rhymes for the nation almost four years ago. So where are they?

Created by Ben Watkins, Prime Video's exceptional Muhammad Ali series "The Greatest" shows the early years of the boxing ...

Gina Ferrara’s new collection “The Rooted and Recurrent” explores growth, memory and the essence of New Orleans through vivid ...

And I think so much of his poetry is informed by growing up in that environment and seeing how those folks lived. Alright, ...

By SARA HURTADO Everyone who is interested in sharing a story with the world, a piece of their mind and heart, has a great opportunity. The International Poetry Recital takes place Nov. 19, and ...