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

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.

Discovering open mic poetry About fifteen years ago, I read a short poem in public at an event hosted by Mahendra Kutare, ...

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.

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

In a poem called ‘Berlin’, from Being Reflected Upon (2024) she talks about that afternoon: ‘I like to sit on a park bench ...

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

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

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

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

You might have meant a ladies’ magazine which has a party line as rigid and sterile as that of, say, either the Communist or ...

Field Medic teased his new album surrender instead last month with the lovely, doowop-inspired gem “MELANCHOLY.” Today the ...