The celebrated South African writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach has died at 85. He used his art to fight for justice for ...

They stood for opposite ways of thinking about the art of poetry—how to write it, how to read it, what kind of meaning and pleasure to expect from it. Vendler was a traditionalist, championing poets ...

Hecker’s work points back to Stéphane Mallarmé’s 1876 poem L’Après-midi d’un faune—and its subsequent musical and ...

Whether you’re looking to soothe your mind, ignite your inner rebel or make your heart sing, poetry offers something for every day and every mood. As Dylan Thomas said, “poetry is what in a poem makes ...

The First World War inspired profound poetry, words in which the atmosphere and landscape of battle were evoked perhaps more vividly than ever before. The First World War poets – many of whom lost ...

But what does it actually mean? Rooted in the word ‘fiend,’ ‘fein’ is someone who craves something intensely, similar to an addict or someone who has an intense desire. In modern slang ...

So what is the meaning of "bouncing on it" and why is it such a big meme? Here's what you need to know. "Bouncing on it" is a slang term with a spicy meaning. In the context of the memes, "bouncing on ...

SINGAPORE – In the largest effort to promote Singapore Literature to date, more than 100 poem snippets have been stuck on trains and stations of the SMRT-operated North-South, East-West and ...

What was it about poetry that hooked me? Why had these 16 lines captivated my attention? Then I realized: it was the meaning. The line that resonated with me the most was “A lonely impulse of delight.