March 21st is World Poetry Day, a day to celebrate the beauty and power of words. This special occasion shines a spotlight on ...

Urdu poetry is well renowned for its rich past, enormous beauty, and complexity in expressions. For those willing to start to explore this poetic world, even the mention of classical poets like Mirza ...

Bhakti poet Andal, Marathi mystic Dhyaneshwar and Tamil poet Subramania Bharati have all used birds as rich metaphorical ...

To make poetry more approachable, Camarda turned to some of the best lyrical artists of the 20th Century, showing students that modern pop stars have a lot in common with the classic Romantic poets.

A little-known female author, G. Misihami’s spirit was very much present at a function held in Jaffna on January 18. A cultural centre in Jaffna was named after Thiruvalluvar, ...

Over the centuries, poets have often used ancient Greece as their "muse," resulting in some of the most magnificent poems ever written.

As you read more traditional poems, you’ll also notice many classic poetry forms present shifts in almost exactly the same place in every poem of its type. The breaking of classic poetry forms ...

Near the end of poet Maria Zoccola's "Helen of Troy, 1993," the book's titular protagonist addresses the "gods of difficult ...

Music is deeply embedded in the DNA of poetry. From the epic poems of Classical Antiquity and the Middle Ages to Cuban repentismo and Puerto Rican décimas, from traditional balladry to contemporary ...

While the world may seem foreboding in 2025, poetry will continue to soothe souls at New Castle County’s Rockwood Museum and Park as poet-in-residence David P. Kozinski embarks on the fifth year ...