In Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance,” the pirate king interrupts the action by suddenly declaring “What, we ask, ...

What’s your favorite Langston Hughes poem? Maybe it’s one you grew up with. Maybe it’s one you stumbled across in a moment of ...

Do you or any of the readers know who the poet was who mentioned that the love of his life “slept among the lines in Tennessee”? He was 10 and she was 7 and died with scarlet fever. He never married ...

Today we celebrate the feast of St. Isidore of Seville (560-636), a bishop and scholar from Spain whose wisdom and writings ...

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As I stumble into my later years, I seem to know less and less. And I find myself – often in desperation – pulling what I think of as my childhood rabbit out of its hat. That is to say, when the conve ...

Anish Kanjilal , an eminent author of books Fateless13 and 11 Oracles and recipients of various recognitions which include Rajasthan Patrika Literary Award 2009. Best Educator Award from the National ...

Poetry is often seen as an indulgence and/or as something reserved for certain kinds of intellectuals and artists. It can be considered inaccessible for various reasons, not the least of which being ...

We're born to die, but we're still shocked when You, Lord, call 'kin' home. Our neighbor left, her kids were shocked, no more on earth she'll roam. Another chap lost his sweet wife, no 'kin' are even ...

Trump’s threats of a takeover have put Greenland on the geopolitical map. At a pivotal moment, we travel to the resource-rich ...

A will, assets and living, can speak for you when you can no longer do so yourself. The asset will clarifies what you want to ...

Mary-Frances O’Connor: The chronic stress that we find co-occurs with prolonged grief is associated with longer term ...