Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, The emptiness of ages in his face, And on his back the burden of the world. So begins Edwin Markham’s lionized poem “The ...

Lynx House was a real house first. The Lynx was a painting rescued from the dump and hung on the wall. The home was shared by friends going through the University of Massachusetts’ master’s of fine ...

The film highlights the life, work and relationships of Colorado’s late poet laureate, who died last year from ovarian cancer ...

Caroline Kennedy is the last surviving child of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy, but what's she been up to ...

Through correspondence with young Gazan poet Mohammed Abu Lebda, Yahia Lababidi reflects on bearing witness to genocide ...

To understand this poem, you don’t need biography. Your own personal understanding of the loss of innocence and the pain of ...

Understanding one of the world's oldest civilizations can't be achieved through a single film or book. But recent works of literature, journalism, music and film by Iranians are a powerful starting ...

Booksellers, bookstagrammers, Singapore Writers Festival directors and local publishers share their SingLit recommendations as selected Singapore literature titles become eligible for the SG Culture ...

Sufism, is recognized as the mystical branch of Islam, and is often called the "science of the heart." Rumi’s path, which later on became the Mevlevi Order (or Whirling Dervishes), is built on three ...

Fifteen years ago, I was on the phone with a friend who was a recently retired fire officer when he said that he was receiving another call from his now-former firehouse and that he’d get back to me.

One of my favorite poems is "Love After Love" by Derek Walcott. I think it especially speaks to those of us who have lived a long life. peel your own image from the mirror. Sit. Feast on your life. I ...

Bunnie Xo shared that while she and husband Jelly Roll “always had a sex life,” “there were mountains and valleys [they] had to go through — especially when he was so big.” The podcaster told Us ...