She had never seen Vesuvius; in fact, she had rarely left and never too far or for too long her room in the house with a ...

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...

I found a kindred spirit in Emily Dickinson quite early ... and capitalisation. Her poetry often focused on themes like nature, spirituality, society, death, and immortality.

Carla must be the only Italian that finds the English weather more congenial than her native country’s sunshine. An antique ...

Hope is text messages with your kid, when they’re telling you real things line by line. Hope is the click of a seatbelt when you pull into the frenzy of the world. Hope is the three solid blue lights ...

I see that Randi Weingarten, who heads one of the nation’s two largest teachers’ unions, is trying to undermine President Trump by targeting Tesla, ...

Poetry, like most art, is subjective, and people’s tastes run as wide as the collections on offer. Whether young or old, well ...

Emily Dickinson would know ... Although short, this poem by Jean Toomer is full of metaphors that deliver a profound commentary on death and oppression. One of starkest images, the blade cutting ...