March 21 is World poetry day. The notion that poetry no longer exists as expressed by some people is far from the truth, considering that it remains vibrantly visible in literary journals, poetry ...

The John D. Spreckels Center invites the community to gather for an evening of inspiration, reflection, and connection at the upcoming National Poetry Celebration. Taking place Tuesday, April 14 from ...

Project Hail Mary mashes up goofy antics with high-stakes space drama.

Her poem I’ve Come to Take You Home was written into French law. It deals with the repatriation of the remains of Sarah Baartman.

Sarvanaz remembers celebrating Iranian new year as a girl under the bombs of the Iran-Iraq war."The Kurds of Iraq are much ...

Annette Hope Billings, also known as “Miss Netta Bee,” will share some Kansas yarns drawing from African American ...

For decades, Joy Harjo has challenged what it means to be a poet. The multifaceted author, musician and playwright was the first Indigenous person to serve as U.S. poet laureate. Harjo will read from ...

With this week’s equinox marking spring’s long-awaited calendar arrival here in Britain, Jacqui Ritchie investigates the ...

“At the heart of Mudfest,” she said, “is our belief in music’s capacity to bridge societal divides and reveal our commonalities.” Mela Jones, director of Desert of Maine in Freeport, calls Isaacson a ...

The viral song adapts Aref Qazvini’s revolutionary poem, a long-standing anthem commemorating the Constitutional Revolution’s martyrs and symbolising resistance and hope. Past and present performances ...