The Cure's music is littered with literary references, and we take a few down from the archives to analyse their poetic ...

Many Americans have heard the expression “I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine” – in fact, a quick Google search turns up myriad websites offering wedding bands inscribed with the much-loved line ...

The 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, inspired poet Amanda Gorman to pen "Hymn for the Hurting." Now it's a song set to ...

William Carlos Williams (1883–1963), whose “Spring and All” appeared as the Sun’s Poem of the Day on May 2, famously defined a poem as “a small (or large) machine made of words.” It’s a strange ...

Though hardly a household name today, Scudder Middleton (1888–1959) rose to brief prominence as a writer, publishing three books of poetry in 1917, 1919, and 1927. His short story, “The Flames of ...

BOSTON — Libraries, schools and cultural organizations around Massachusetts and the country celebrate April as National Poetry Month. In honor of that occasion, please enjoy the official state poem of ...

Dana Gioia, poet and critic: “I believe that a poet is, in some sense, involuntary. To a certain degree, a poet is at the mercy of his or her inspiration. A poet needs to cultivate a certain humility ...

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For centuries, poets have turned to autumn as a mirror for the human condition, a season oscillating between abundance and ...

(The Conversation) — The famous biblical book alludes to God only once. Historically, though, most interpreters have argued the poem’s about love between the divine and his people. (The Conversation) ...

Figuring out what to do with the 'Song of Songs' has preoccupied people reading the Bible for centuries. 'Song of Songs' illustrated by Florence Kingsford/Southern Methodist University/Wikimedia ...