We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from ...

While core acts of devotion take center stage, qasidas (Islamic odes) and devotional poetry serve as powerful complements, ...

Corey Van Landingham, a graduate of Purdue's creative writing MFA program has published three poetry collections. Her third, "Reader, I," explores the nuances of romantic relationships in conversation ...

The 29-year-old singer and songwriter is set to release 'Forever Is a Feeling,' her first solo LP since breaking out as a ...

In a strong condemnation of the growing misuse of criminal law against artistic expressions and dissenting ideas, the Supreme ...

For K Love, poetry became more than an art form ... Her mother recalls that at 11 years old, K Love would gather the 7-year-olds in the neighborhood every Saturday, combing their hair, taking ...

Nigerian billionaire politician Ned Nwoko has marked his sixth wedding anniversary with Nollywood actress Regina Daniels, ...

For leaders who built empires throughout history, The Aeneid has been a blueprint for how to take over land that belongs to someone else. Now when empires are making a comeback, it's worth asking if ...

There’s a lot going on in the poetry community right now. My Santa Barbara Independent colleague, George Yatchisin, will ...

There really is no better time to begin a love-affair with poems than World ... States as a Vietnamese refugee as a 2-year-old child. The poems explore not just of the legacies of violence and ...