"All That We Ask of You Is To Always Be Happy," Durham poet Bridget Bell's debut collection, comes out on February 4.
The world we live in is a wasteland of words, but reading poetry reminds us that language can be used with precision and ...
Over the centuries, poets have often used ancient Greece as their "muse," resulting in some of the most magnificent poems ever written.
Dr Sanjeev Chopra Authors of most books published in the last two years – and I know this from reading the Prologue/Preface/Acknowledgments in books nominated for the Valley of Words Book Awards – ...
Heather Lende, Alaska's previous Writer Laureate, shares a poem read on a cold, dark night during a dinner with friends.
Michael Longley, the Irish poet whose long career included more than 40 books, died last week. He was lauded by literary, ...
It's wrong to think of self-esteem as a quality that depends only on what we say and do. Self-congratulation is no substitute ...
Discover how a dandelion grows from a delicate fluffy seed into a bright yellow flower, enjoy beautiful poems which lift the ...
The advantage of real books of poetry is that you will find poems there that will challenge you. They are not just meant for one-minute reading.” Arundhathi spends her time between three cities.
The words of these Black poets cut to the core of the human experience and the realities of being Black in America ...
If you're looking to get into the music of Leonard Cohen, these ten songs are the perfect place to start with his lengthy and influential discography.