The Wizard Gandalf from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings was inspired by Merlin from Arthurian legend and Odin from ...

After weeks of speculation about "Supreme Guide" Ali Khamenei's strategy for dealing with the new Trump administration in Washington, it seems that he has opted for a cocktail of tantalizing pledges ...

For the upcoming 11th issue, the magazine is looking for work that relates to the theme of light and dark; written and visual work that showcases the whole breadth of the spectrum: light, dark, and ...

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

Every February the Local 303 honors Black History Month by spotlighting Black musicians who are pushing boundaries and making great art right here in ...

The life, poems, and prose of Edgar Allan Poe will be explored at the North Scituate Library this Saturday, Feb. 1, with ...

Through poetry, Ariv Gupta shows how being your true self is the key to connection. The third-year computer science student ...

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Glenville State University is calling for submissions for its Little Kanawha Reading Series Chapbook Contest. The college is accepting 15-25 pages of poetry or prose that explores Appalachian culture ...

Terri Auman had been writing Christian poetry for years, but until a couple of years ago she had never read her poems aloud ...

The winner of the 2017 PEN Pinter Prize on how poets have responded to the horrors of civil war – and why the peace process is far from over. By Michael Longley Editor’s note: this piece was ...