More than a decade ago, Democratic candidate for governor Jonathan Kiper self-published a book of poetry filled with sexual ...
With new translations from the long-extinct Hittite language, UChicago Ph.D. student Naomi Harris brought verses from clay ...
The print edition of Merriam-Webster was once a touchstone of authority and stability. Then the internet brought about a ...
Nondwe Mpuma is a poet who might inspire one to see the ordinary things that surround you with new eyes. Photo: Supplied IT’S often said that nothing could be less poetic than a list. After all, we ...
It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...
In one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first moves as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, the agency released guidance Wednesday for the US government, external partners and the ...
IT was a week marked by the city’s love for the arts. Two book launches, a tribute to a legendary poet and a performance on stage attracted the media’s attention. On Dec 9, 1974, homage was paid to ...
From ancient Greek soapbox soliloquies to viral TikTok videos of poetry slams, spoken word has always charged language with kinetic immediacy. Encompassing a unique blend of honesty and an engaging ...
A framed poster of a stamp depicting Langston Hughes, who wrote some of the best poems in American history. Poetry provides the perfect way to indulge in the escapism of reading without the commitment ...
The close passing of the poetry critics Marjorie Perloff and Helen Vendler is a moment to recognize the end of an era. Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Alan Thomas; Lilian Kemp / Radcliffe ...