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How is it that some of us are privileged and many are not? This subject is at the heart of a new collection of poetry.
For our series Making of a Poem, we’re asking poets and translators to dissect the poems they’ve published in our pages.
Are you fond of telling people that “truth is stranger than fiction”? Thank Lord Byron.
After Israeli forces bombed near his home, Palestinian writer Adel al-Ramadi improvises a poem on Gaza’s pain as he rushed to hospital.
The harsh reality of AI is that it will eliminate jobs, but Andy submits that the experts are the ones who need to run AI, ...
Revisiting a legend
In the day and age of instant communication, where content and public memory is short, swift and fleeting, acknowledgement of ...
Courtesy of Lanlao "Dongjiang No.1 rode the local waves… now the No.3 crosses oceans brave." These lyrics from the freshly ...
When children write poetry, they often jump in with only a vague idea then follow where it leads — adults can do that, too, ...
"My grandfather wrote, 'A song ain’t nothing but a conversation you can have again and again,'" says Guthrie granddaughter Anna Canoni.
Each three-hour session will include creative writing prompts, discussions on craft — including line breaks, metaphor, imagery and soun— and the opportunity to generate an original poem. No ...
Back in Texas, alone time was common; in Vietnam, she says it often felt like something she had to fight for.
A Chicago-based coin and antiquities dealer claims it has uncovered a previously unknown poem by American poet James Whitcomb ...