Published on this day in 1845, the work used alliteration, internal rhyme and repetition to draw in readers, lending it a ...

Michael Longley, the Irish poet whose long career included more than 40 books, died last week. He was lauded by literary, ...

GOLDEN • Terry Nash approaches the stage, a yellow bandana fastened around his neck, cowboy hat secured on his head and ...

The late New York Gov. Mario Cuomo had a famous dictum that politicians campaign in poetry and govern in prose. After a ...

Yahya Sinwar’s recitation of Shawqi’s iconic verse in the battlefields of Palestine underscores the enduring struggle for ...

Despite more women becoming involved in Burns clubs in recent years, the top table at Burns suppers still tends to be predominantly occupied by men. Ms Burley says: "I've spoken at a lot of Burns ...

It is only by listening to these individual voices that we can really begin to understand what the many millions of Holocaust ...

George Oppen’s “From a Photograph” turns a wintry snapshot into a moving meditation on parenthood and the passage of time.

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Co-edited by retired UB English professor Cristanne Miller, the book has also received significant critical attention and ...

Jean Toomer was a profound literary voice of the Harlem Renaissance and one of the most enigmatic poets of his time. Born in ...

No other classic text has left such a mark on how we tell stories, create theatre, and structure film. But what does it ...