Nikki Giovanni, poet, civil rights legend and educator who empowered generations with her fearless words and unwavering ...

What do you think this title/phrase means: “I have stood up for you?” What questions, if any, do you have about this phrase? ...

For The Atlantic’s January cover story, “Walk on Air Against Your Better Judgment,” staff writer Caitlin Flanagan writes for the first time about growing up with the Nobel Prize–winning Irish poet ...

The importance of children's literature cannot be overstated. Stories shape our perceptions of ourselves, others and the ...

The hotel / hospital / church has a small wooden “tower,” a cupboard with a revolving door to make it possible for poor parents to abandon their children into the care of the religious order under the ...

In advance of Sunday's annual Beatles Sing-Along at the Mercury Cafe, here's a sampling of Colorado's love for the Fab Four.

Americans had their first meeting with a creature who, in his own words—though he was anything but self-aggrandizing—was a ...