Nevertheless, for this poem, and for the first time in his career, Frost got paid—$15, by the editor of a New York weekly ...

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Through its long and diverse history, Valentine’s Day has evolved from an ancient fertility rite into a global celebration of ...

I was delighted recently to discover that three of my favorite authors, all from extremely different backgrounds and ...

Bob Dylan considered love through every possible lens, but these ten tracks especially stand out as his most romantic and adoring contemplations on the feeling.

I heard what she said but didn’t quite get it. Her observation didn’t sink in, and wouldn’t sink in until years later.” ...

Modern accounts of Sylvia Plath’s renowned work and legacy seek to highlight the author’s resilience through a decade-long ...

Nothing New,” which the American poet wrote in 1918, is published for the first time in The New Yorker’s Anniversary Issue.

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