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For our series Making of a Poem, we’re asking poets and translators to dissect the poems they’ve published in our pages.
The first half of this program consisted of two sets of shorter pieces known as "character-pieces," by Dvorak and Janacek, ...
Poetry is a space to experiment with language — communications through this medium enables deeper emotional expression. This National Poetry Month, if you are looking to be inspired, or just simply ...
This statue of an Egyptian pharaoh is said to have inspired the English poet Shelley to write his famous poem "Ozymandias." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
Spoken word has become increasingly popular thanks to the rise of poetry slams, short-form video content, and audio-sharing platforms.
Poem of the Day: ‘Ozymandias’ We know that our works, too, are kingdoms built on sand. And sometimes it’s good to quote poetry to our friends, to remind them. Francis Frith, photographer: 'Fallen ...
Features Succession’s Ozymandias Reference Works on Multiple Levels Look on its Works, ye Mighty, and despair! In its penultimate episode, Succession references a classic poem and a TV great.
The unemployment form, with its insults and banalities, is an object of unhappy necessity. The poetic form, however, resists the other’s requirements.
The Nilayolam has unearthed many poems of writers such as Kunhiraman Nair and Edassery. “We have plans to publish the poems as an anthology in digital form with QR code.
Before all else, the frontman of The Doors, Jim Morrison was a poet. He wrote countless pieces over his career, and we've listed five of the best. Read here.
Spring is a welcome respite from New England’s long winters, and National Poetry Month is a great opportunity to invite still more poems onto your shelves (or into your library queue). Here are ...