Vincent van Gogh, “Self-Portrait” (1889) (image courtesy the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC) Editor’s Note: The following poems have been excerpted with permission and adapted ...
There is likely no one among the more than two million residents of Gaza who hasn’t been touched by death in the last year of Israel's war with Hamas, leading some to confront their mortality and the ...
Paul Engle noted that “poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power.” As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and ...
The English-language translators of an Italian collection of short stories and a French book of poetry have won awards from the American Literary Translators Association. Jamie Richards' translation ...
In an acrostic poem, the first letter of each line spells a word. The word is the subject of the poem. She really really likes stars. But this is no ordinary poem. This is an acrostic. So there is ...
When reading poetry a reader will interpret what it means to them. Everyone's response is different. What is imagery? Learn about how writers use imagery, the impact of imagery and how it appeals ...
Doireann Garrihy has insisted she is not a “Bridezilla” as she has shared an exciting wedding update. The RTÉ star is set to wed her comedian beau later this year, after announcing their engagement ...