Born on July 11, 1936 in Brahmanbaria, Mir Abdus Shukur Al Mahmud played a pivotal role in reshaping Bangla poetry in the ...

Shahid Alam and I go back a long way, though we had both half-forgotten it until recently. He was two years senior to me at ...

Whatever emotion you're feeling can be found in poetry. So when life brings you down, turn to these inspirational poems to lift your spirits.

Eimear O'Herlihy, the festival director of West Cork Literary Festival, introduces this year's edition of the popular book ...

Looking for something to read in between the barbecues and fireworks? Try this mix of novels, short stories, poetry and more.

Black Sparrow Press, a shoestring operation he ran out of his home, became one of the highest-profile small publishers in the U.S., championing writers like Charles Bukowski.

This year, the IALA is welcoming its new class of mentees for their fifth annual Mentorship Program—which will run until ...

The Greek-Australian Cultural League (GACL) continued its mission of promoting literature through its annual Poetry Afternoon ...

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, poetry slam and drag king competitions are in town, it’s ...

The love between friends deserves to be celebrated. These poems about friendship are sweet, relatable and heartfelt ways to say "I love you." ...

A football mural, a poetry project and a short film are among the creative schemes marking a Welsh sporting milestone.

The NEA grant gave voice, honor and power to an audience of poets who nurtured the gift and returned it to society. May it be ever thus.