What struck me when I first met Ramakanta Rath at Ravindra Mandap in Bhubaneswar during the release of my first Odia short ...

At 90, the master poet-lyricist Gulzar’s legacy is etched in history. I first listened to Gulzar’s poetry in an audio cassette over 30 years ago. The album Fursat Ke Raat Din is a compilation of his ...

On the eve of a new exhibition, the artist talks to Geordie Greig about his alter ego ‘Claire’, surviving emotional abuse and ...

“Woken Dream”, which follows, begins with the languid phrase, “touching the air with your skin/words unspoken” amid prickling high notes from bassist Björn Meyer — previously a driving presence in Nik ...

We are nearing the culmination of my course in medieval literature at Thales College, reading Dante’s La Vita Nuova, to be ...

Whether pulled from headlines or history books, these classic country songs tell the stories of true historical events.

Nascent journalist Santiago Ortiz loves a challenge. His latest: Could he turn a Phillies spring training game into a day ...

Explore the powerful poetry of former New America Fellows Sarah Kay and Clint Smith, reflecting on culture and the transformative power of words.

As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from ...

Lucknow's allure goes far beyond its picturesque cityscapes, the leisurely pace of life and celebrated cuisine, it is steeped ...

Diverse elements of Chinese culture and civilization have influenced Persian literature, particularly Persian poetry. Many ...

A high-tech analysis of manuscripts by poet Alfred Tennyson have turned up marks and text that cannot be seen by the naked ...