Naomi Shihab Nye set the tone for her seventh visit to Santa Barbara with a quote by Rumi: “In this earth, in this soil, in ...

Literacy is a gift we give our children. It’s reading a poem by, say, Joseph Bruchac and understanding not just the words, ...

Papers, just papers, they call them money, A name bestowed, yet they remain so funny. Medium of exchange, they say, they serve, But they’re still papers, don’t let them swerve.

Nathalie Handal, a celebrated US poet of Palestinian origin, discusses her evolving identity through travel and writing at the Kolkata Literature Festival. Her work, influenced by her nomadic ...

Acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley managed to touch the souls of people with just a few words, his funeral has heard. President of Ireland Michael D Higgins was among mourners who joined Longley's ...

In 2010 the Yorkshire-born Poet Laureate Simon Armitage collaborated with Ilkley Literature Festival to create a series of ...

The life of Iraq’s most influential poet, Badr Al Sayyab, will be portrayed by seven Arab artists in London, showcasing his ...

Vālmīki’s epic poem “The Rāmāyaṇa” is a great work of literature and a treasure of Indian culture — but its political and ...

At the Haven Public Library at 6 pm on Tuesday, Feb. 11, Terry Lucas will read from his new collection of poetry, “Everything ...

For instance, when marching home after a heavy day’s field work in the rain, on ploughed ground and an empty stomach ... of decaying human bodies never leave my nostrils?…” His poetry is equally as ...

In All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque reinvented a genre.