In 'Requiem,' her fifth book, Virginia Konchan takes the sacred seriously. She’s jocular with her subjects, including God, ...

Plath’s posthumous poetry collection changed the cultural landscape on its release in 1965. Its grace and power grip us still ...

SpaceX launched Axiom Space's Ax-4 mission on June 25, and with it India once again entered history books as IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is one of the crew members onboard. NASA astronaut ...

James Weldon Johnson’s poem “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” set to music by his brother John Rosamond, was first presented as a hymn, then adopted as a song and soon cherished as an anthem. In its 125th ...

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Megan Grumbling is a poet and writer who lives in Portland. DEEP WATER: Maine Poems is produced in collaboration with the ...

Need to solve a challenging problem? Read or write some poetry! Compelling research demonstrates that poetry can accelerate ...

Past winners have included Grace Dent, who grew up in Carlisle, Cumbria, Rory Stewart, James Rebanks and Sarah Hall. This year's shortlist boasts names such as novelist David Nicholls, alongside ...

Is there a book more widely loved than Paradise Lost by an author more universally disliked than John Milton? Catholics ...

A.O. Scott ponders the specific gravity and unlikely grace of Kay Ryan’s “Turtle.” And we have a game to help you memorize it ...

From Greek goddesses to Norse heroes, these legendary names come with built-in stories. These names are perfect for your baby girl or boy.

For the ends of being and ideal grace. I love thee to the level of every day’s Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light. ... Emily Dickinson has more than a few famous poems to her name.