For those of us north of the equator, winter officially arrived last week. The early darkness and the chill in the air demand ...

Plato wasn't just criticizing Homer. He was competing with him, offering Greece a new mythology with new heroes.

A framed poster of a stamp depicting Langston Hughes, who wrote some of the best poems in American history. Poetry provides the perfect way to indulge in the escapism of reading without the commitment ...

Writing does not take us away from the difficult and the painful. If we write with courage and with integrity, it can take us ...

It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...

When it was announced, early on Wednesday morning, that Donald Trump was also President-Elect Donald Trump, a poem went viral on social media. “Differences of Opinion,” the British poet Wendy Cope’s ...

The Fountain Theatre will present four relevant, urgent, thought-provoking plays and a host of satellite events that will comprise the company’s 2026 “Season 35: Revolutions and Revelations.” ...

On Wednesday morning, poetry and song became more than performances. They became a bridge between the two neighboring nations ...

Employees at the foundation say the decision of senior leadership to eliminate public programs, announced earlier this month, ...