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Sophie Jo chats with Nathan about writing Disney parks poetry, her first experience in Phantom Manor, and how Disney makes her happy cry.

A selection of recent poetry books; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.

DRAWING ON the language of myths and flowers, Jericho Brown's newest poems extol, dismantle, challenge, and enlarge the tradition. He writes of the body ...

Heartfelt handwritten lines from the war poet 'fell into the lap' of researcher who was trawling through theatre director's letters. Dalya Alberge. Sun 9 Jun 2019 ...

Sherrill, N.Y. — Presidential inaugural poet Richard Blanco shared his love of America and poetry with local residents at the Sherrill-Kenwood Library Monday.

A PhD student has found a previously unpublished poem by Siegfried Sassoon during his research on director Glen Byam Shaw, to whom the short love poem ...

This is the tenth column in a monthly series by Dave Lucas, the Poet Laureate of the State of Ohio. You can read his previous columns here. *** But does poetry ...

With his translation of some of the best works by legendary poet Sachal Sarmast, Ghaffar has once again, outdone himself.

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. For this issue, we sought stories from our Indian readers.

Poet Michael Wurster organized his career around his passion. Wurster grew up mostly in Iowa, loving poetry, and earned an English degree at Dickinson.

These 22 beauitful Victorian poems have, for one reason or another, stuck in my mind. Love, death, magic - they cover a range of topics.

For British artist, Preston Paperboy his artwork is all about visual poetry and exploring the narrative. We're not sure who the narrative is with though, perhaps it's ...

The Japanese restaurant, offering kaiseki and more, brings something different to downtown Boston.

Forget what you *think* you know about spoken word. It's personal, political and empowering. Five women tell us why you'll want to get on board.

Oakland will pick it's new youth poet laureate on June 7th. But before the new honoree is named, Forum talks with 16-year-old Leila Mottley, the city's cur.

Pirates are more than potentially menacing people who attack and steal from a ship at sea. They are a vivid and beloved part of children's imaginations.

Hot Springs poet, teaching artist, activist and Wednesday Night Poetry host Kai Coggin will celebrate the publication of her third book, "Incandescent" at this ...

Well, here's a perfectly timed Pride discovery. A student in the UK has uncovered a lost love poem by celebrated British poet Siegfried Sassoon, written to his ...

“u&i” by Michael Hall (Mango Publishing, $18.99). Who could tell the story of a courtship and marriage in 350 words, illustrated only by the letters “i” and “u,” plus ...

The Mitchell County Historic Preservation Association will host its tenth annual Hamlin Garland Poetry Celebration at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, at 3907 Noble ...

It may be a cliché to call 70-year-old Kandi Shankaraiah a 'one-man army' who is working tirelessly to revive Telugu literature. But it isn't an exaggeration if one ...

An IPS officer in Telangana is trying to bring about a positive mindset change in people though her poetry and writings. If law is what must be enforc.

Dozens of love letters written by singer-songwriter, poet and novelist Leonard Cohen sold at auction last Thursday for a total of $876000.

(American Recordings/Fiction) Producer Rick Rubin has pared back the effects, giving Tempest's songs about trying to love and dance through our current crises ...

For a poet whose work never shies away from hard truths and often exposes her deepest vulnerabilities, Kate Tempest can be extremely guarded.

This year we celebrate the two-hundredth birthday of Walt Whitman; and by “we” I mean all of us who take conscious pleasure in speaking American English.

Anderson Cooper paid tribute to his late mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, on Instagram today. "My mom believed in love more than anyone," he wrote in a heartfelt post.

Family Friendly Improv Comedy — Unscrewed Theater, 4500 E. Speedway. Taking suggestions from the audience, performers create games and scenes right ...

The Astro Poets, aka Twitter's favorite astrologers, share their advice on friendship, love, and lust.

This week a small number of voters will choose a name for the history books, in an election race that has, in past years, been plagued by in-fighting and scandal.

On Dead Poets Society's thirtieth anniversary, we look back at Peter Weir's intricate drama and the inherent tragedy of seizing the day.

Genderqueer award-winning poet and LGBT+ activist Andrea Gibson performs a beautiful poem about their first love and finding their place in the world.

Jim Jarmusch is marveling at the view outside the windows of the hotel room where we meet. It's odd to think of a man so closely identified with the New York ...

The daughter of murdered Irishman Jason Corbett wrote a heartfelt poem for him on Father's Day, in which she thanked him for "my wonderful life".

In a blistering essay in a 1980 edition of the New York Review Of Books, Renata Adler accused New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael of doing lasting damage to ...

Four poets with Northwest ties rouse our senses and upend our complacency with collections that examine, interrupt and transcend our most primal assumptions ...

On June 15, ArtSpace Herndon will present a special fundraising program to help Karim Maggio, a young talented cellist, participate this summer in a music ...

TheCitizen.in is hosting a panel discussion on the independent music scene in India, on Ju.

A HUSBAND whose wife killed their twin babies has posted a heartbreaking poem saying his name is "no longer dad" ahead of Father's Day. Samantha Ford, 38 ...

Writing for "Teen Vogue," Barakat shares how she came of age during the Syrian War, and the resilience she's seen from women and girls.

I was eight when I looked through a keyhole. and saw my mother in the drawing room in her hibiscus silk sari,. her fingers slender around a glass of iced cola.

The poet Danez Smith says the shifting sands have revealed what we've known for years: that queer people are innovators of body, mind and spirit.

Jackie Morris, who won the Kate Greenaway Medal with The Lost Words, condemned politicians for 'finding money always for bombs and seldom for books'.

"But I seek one who came to you too soon / Said Orpheus to the god of the dead."

Michael John Blumlein was born June 28, 1948 in San Francisco CA. He attended medical school at the University of California, San Francisco and has worked ...

POETS and poetry lovers gathered on Monday evening at Falmouth Library to celebrate the unveiling of a portrait of Peter Redgrove and Penelope…

The young daughter of murdered man Jason Corbett shared a heartwarming poem to mark Father's Day yesterday. The moving piece, written by 12-year-old ...

Five years ago, Ella Risbridger found herself lying on the floor of her London apartment, staring at a bag of chicken hanging from the back of a kitchen chair.

Dear Readers: Below are just a few of the very touching and beautiful tributes you submitted for Fathers Day. It was so nice to read about all of the love, grat.

Exposing the toll of dispossession, Dylan's songs suggest why art in our own moment needs to account for suffering.

A downtown Dayton mural designed by Dayton artist Amy Deal was inspired by a Paul Laurence Dunbar poem "The Dove."

One of the most outspoken advocates for racial and gender equality in the country, Andrea Jenkins made history in 2017 as the first African-American ...

This festival gives voice to up-and-coming performers, from poetry slam winner Rakaya Esime Fetuga to the painfully funny Jack Rooke.

Dubai: Up until recently not many young ears in the UAE were attuned to the nuances of poetry. Most bookstores didn't have more than a few collections and ...

Karthik Netha on how words just pour when he places pen on paper.

Those of us who grew up children of diaspora know that nagging feeling of yearning for a home, or a country, that isn't quite ours anymore. Writer Fatimah ...

15-year-old Sophie Pecora shares with MEAWW how being on stage felt like at the moment when the judges and the audience in the hall gave her a standing ...

A dozen poets gathered at the West Tisbury Library to remember Judith Neeld, who died in April at age 90, read her work and celebrate her recently-published ...

Born 92 years ago today, the Urdu poets's output over three decades was marked by two singular qualities: consistency and variety.

After 24 years, the Poetry Walk Over the Brooklyn Bridge has become a literary tradition in New York City, and it was especially significant this year because of ...

PHUKET, Thailand, May 21 (Xinhua)-- Love is like durian. People who never tried it say it smells too much. People who had a taste can never have enough.

While watching the trailer for Episode IX of Star Wars, I looked down at my arms to find goosebumps had risen. Was this truly the end of a lifetime of films that ...

If the title hadn't already been taken Kenneth Branagh could have called his new movie Shakespeare in Love. But since a movie by that name already won an ...

The first thing about The Last Black Man In San Francisco that grabbed my attention was the title. It projects a vibe of activism, sadness, pride and gentrification ...

30 years later, we plunge in to take a deeper look at what makes Dead Poets Society such a great movie.

A collection of more than 50 love letters written by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen to the woman who inspired So Long, Marianne has sold at ...

Gloria Vanderbilt, the “poor little rich girl” who fascinated the nation during a scandal-tinged custody trial in the 1930s, became one of the most chronicled ...

The artist's Death Is Elsewhere conveys an understanding that humans — relatively recent additions to a 4.5-billion-year-old planet — will come and go.

Click the audio player above to listen to the full conversation. CultureShift airs weekdays from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on 101.9 WDET-FM Detroit's NPR station. It took a ...

PESHAWAR: Pashto Sufi poet Syed Muhammad Ismail Baba, who had passed away the other day at the age 60, was laid to rest at the Akbarpura village of the ...

MUMBAI: After the resounding success of their viral video, Dear Aunty (that garnered over 1.5 million views organically), youth platform Yuvaa is back with ...

Philomena Lynott was buried near her son, Thin LIzzy icon Phil Lynott, following a funeral attended by crowds in June 2019.

In her Graphic *Content* column, Hillary Chute looks at new works from Mark Alan Stamaty and Jaime Hernandez that each grapple with urban existence.

Why I Love Maine Quiet, tranquil star filled nights A place where you can see the sights Majestic mountains rising tall Atlantic Ocean makes you feel small ...

The coming of summer brings days at the beach, vacations with friends and family, barbecues – and books. Here are some of the choices Rutgers faculty and ...

Martin O'Meara, James Somers and Martin Butler are among the war heroes remembered in an epic compilation of poetry and song pieced together by a ...

When you're scrolling on Twitter, Instagram or other forms of social media, coming across a sad post can be uncomfortable - what do you do?

STOP wasting your time on people that don't deserve it! Join Ace as he provides tangible road maps to avoid such people. More is Happening. View All Local ...

The Vineyard has hosted a Bloomsday celebration since 1979, thanks to organizer John Crelan and the Arts & Society group.

As Pride month comes to a close, what better way to celebrate the LGBTQ community than to attend events that highlight (and financially support) local queer ...

Recent release “Pleas and Thank You” from Page Publishing poet Matthew Hamilton takes an unflinching but sometimes humorous glimpse at the range of ...

Kay Redfield Jamison, an elegant, generous writer, is that rare thing: a healer who is also in search of healing.

Carlos Reygadas's Our Time has drawn heavy speculation over the fact that he and his wife play a couple experiencing trouble with their open relationship.

Darlene Love jumped at the chance to tour with her friend Dionne Warwick again. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who brought to life girl-group classics like ...

A POETRY lover has expressed his support for the improvement of a cycle path through the art of rhyme.

Poet Kwame Alexander's latest community poem is inspired by kids' definitions of love, touching on everything from ephemeral connections and puppy kisses to ...

Editor's note: The remains of Maleah Davis, a Houston four-year-old, were discovered Friday night in Arkansas, by the side of Interstate 30. Alive, you're riding a ...

OPINION: I've just discovered Edwin Arlington Robinson. He died in 1935 so it's a bit late to do him any good, but that would not surprise him in the least. For he ...

Their neighbor to the west Greenwich Village may be more well known as a nexus for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history, but the East Village and.

Whether fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young adult or a children's picture book, these Australian books explore queer identity.

Lusaka - Zambia: Exploring the Mystery of a Woman By Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology My sweet Linda Jitanda chipesha mano (one who ...

LGBTQ Pride Month is now. Every day in June, we are celebrating the community by featuring one queer and letting them speak for themselves.

A poet struggles for words during a marriage proposal, leading to the question: Is poetry really better at capturing our feelings than plain old prose? Tell us in the ...

Ample and airy, the central square of Venice's Ghetto Nuovo is quite unlike any other campo in the rest of the city. There are no churches here, no grand ...

Creative writing professor Jeffrey McDaniel critiques Justin Bieber's Instagram love poem to Hailey Bieber (formerly Baldwin).

Every year, Arab scholars commemorate the 1981 assassination of Balqis al-Rawi, wife of poet Nizar Qabbani. He stopped writing about love - and the Arab ...

The Austrian writer's 1971 book is one of the most potent renderings of female consciousness European literature has produced.

Sarah Neilson invites us to read the rainbow in a broad and diverse LGBTQIA+ reading list for Pride Month.

Love Poems (For Married People) Author John Kenney joins John Williams to explain why he created a satirical take on love poetry. But then, he goes into why ...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet on his love of Derry Girls, Glen Hansard's new album and Etto.