Nigerian-American author, poet and playwright, Cash Onadele, also known as Aiye-ko-ooto, tells FAITH AJAYI about his play, and upcoming event in honour of Nobel laureate, Wole SoyinkaWhat inspired you ...

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The poem that inspired the song, America the Beautiful, is 130 years old today, and it resonates more than ever.

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Tchaikovsky was neither American, nor a founding father, but his “1812 Overture” has become the soundtrack to our ...

Project blending poetry, journalism and art has former residents feeling nostalgic and outsiders planning visits to ...

A poem honoring Samuel Huntington, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, will debut July 5 at the Huntington Homestead ...

This transcontinental whirlwind of texts implies that road trips are uniquely qualified to capture an enormous, beautiful and ...