“You were alone you thought / A bud on a winter ... a blackbird fluting away into the dark.” The titles of the poems in Girl often bring to mind the detailed scientific, yet poetic titles ...

Or triumphant. The poem’s most poignant feature may be the soldier’s optimism, his faith in what comes after hell. He insists ...

The poem is so vivid, so specific, that the photograph takes shape in your mind’s eye as you read. You imagine something motherly in the girl’s posture; something childlike in the father’s ...

By force of her imagination and skill, Emily Dickinson could take the measure of solitude, opprobrium and even damnation.

Always have a person in your life with whom you can share all your secrets' For me, you were that person, dadi ...

Karen Skinazi, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Literature and Culture and the director of Liberal Arts at the University of ...

Sir, why did you remove the scenes of shooting… the violence?” Did that have to do with the budget?” It was a young girl’s voice from the audience and “Sir” was Arden Rod Condez, the writer of the ...

I have met so many good people of Petersburg, and I love the great possibilities that the city has on the horizon' ...

The advantage of real books of poetry is that you will find poems there that will challenge you. They are not just meant for one-minute reading.” Arundhathi spends her time between three cities.

If there’s one thing notable about this week, it is a celebration of love. Valentine’s Day means you’re searching for date ideas or chocolates to buy your special person. But among the flowers, there ...