Using their analytical skills when interacting with stanzas for the first time helps students uncover deeper meaning in ...

An unfortunate trend today is the mixing of Kiswahili and English, especially among young people, even when Kiswahili alone would suffice for effective communication.

A rare manuscript version of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116, discovered by Dr. Leah Veronese, reveals how the poem was politically ...

Physics and poetry both distil complexity into clarity. Learn how poetic structure can shape and express scientific ideas.

“Poetry is the art of compression, of saying in a few well-chosen words, enhanced with rhythm and musicality of language what ...

For National Poetry Month, I’ve curated a playlist of seven songs that represent poetic devices like allusion, irony and rhyme. I call it “the wordplaylist.” Prepare to be taken back to middle school ...

It’s not easy to find a full house these days for literary activities, but there was a packed auditorium at the International ...

When my father was living his last years in a nursing facility, there was a woman there who spoke no English. I don’t know how she got there, or anything ...

Diverse elements of Chinese culture and civilization have influenced Persian literature, particularly Persian poetry ... even visited China — Saadi, for example, visited Kashgar in Xinjiang ...

Many popular expressions that are used pretty often in English have deep roots in the rich Greek language, culture, and ...