For the first time, English-language readers can engage with the work of Pieter Madibuseng Odendaal, a distinctive voice among South Africa’s younger generation of Afrikaans poets.

Matthew Arnold’s poems often reflect our search for meaning in life. Arnold’s best buddy at Rugby School and later at Oxford ...

Seek your lover in the daytime, says Ovid. Be careful of the night. You won't choose the right person if you're drunk. And ...

Faiz Ahmed Faiz, a poet shaped by early heartbreak and political disillusionment, blended romance and revolution in his work.

Kennedy’s sense of justice is another reason we still love Kennedy, as captured in a televised address from the Oval Office, barely more than 24 hours after his American University speech. “We are ...