Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon epic poem about the defeat of Grendel – a creature whose exact form is still debated. Depending on ...

It's OK if you find some poetry boring or uninspiring, poet Laura Haskins writes, but keep looking for what you'll like.

She suggested I write a poem. Poetry, she said, would allow me to explore the painful subjects I'd been avoiding and ask ...

Our critic A.O. Scott walks you through a poem that speaks to his mood right now. It’s called “Party Politics,” but it’s not about those parties, or those politics. Isabella Cotier By A.O ...

Poetry is close to my heart. I would be lost without its very specific magic, its ability to spark wonder and shock and to open up fresh vistas on life in God. But as W. H. Auden famously says in his ...

Musicians have long taken inspiration from poetry for their work; here are four rock songs that pull from well-known poems.

Chief among the insights we gain from reading history is that what we read is often relevant to what we are experiencing ...

Amsterdam News has been reporting the news of the day from a Black perspective since 1909. Supporters who choose to give monthly or annually will receive Amsterdam News’ Weekly E-Edition and acclaimed ...

November is a wild ride, folks. With a goth AF new moon in Scorpio, a historically hostile opposition between Mars and Pluto, ...

VMPL New Delhi [India] October 23 On the afternoon of October 19 the International Youth Development Foundation IYDF in ...