Poetry in the 21st century is both ubiquitous and oddly peripheral. Verses are displayed on subway walls, recited on momentous occasions, and served up in giant fonts on social media, but rarely ...

Ron and his wife Cheryl ultimately decided to make Henry and his wife Stacey Weitzman Bryce’s godparents, creating a lifelong bond between the families. Kevin Winter/Getty Bryce, 44, said on the ...

We don’t take it seriously enough. What is baptism? Is it necessary? Does it do anything? Who can receive it, and when, and how? These are just some of the questions my students carry into the ...

The British sunk their claws into Hong Kong in stages. In 1842 they colonised Hong Kong island; 1860 saw the seizure of the Kowloon peninsula, and in 1898, the British took out a 99-year lease on ...

Sadio Mane and his teenage wife have baptised their newborn daughter in Senegal. Mane married Tamba during an Islamic arranged ceremony in January 2024. Tamba was still a student when she met the ...

The unexpected pregnancy shifted their plans, leading them to wait until after their child’s birth to celebrate both the wedding and baptism together. This decision has only increased the number of ...

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “96 Vandam,” by Gerald Stern, and his own poem “Man on a Fire Escape.” The poets talk about “A Century of Poetry in The New Yorker.” ...