The award-winning author of “The Friend” explains why some of the recent books that she admires most are ones in which not ...

Some of the oldest poems are about war. Verses about warfare were carved onto Sumerian tablets that are more than four millennia old. Japanese samurai also wrote poetry about battles, as did Walt ...

On Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti today, musicians talk about their love for Rabindra Sangeet and the role of the legend’s ...

Barahmasa, meaning 'twelve months,' is a traditional Indian folk art form that beautifully intertwines the emotional journey ...

If we’re being honest here, a true starter pack of modern American poetry would look something like this: “Goodnight Moon,” “Where the Sidewalk Ends,” “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.” For many of us poetry ...

Endemic to China's Yangtze River, the Yangtze finless porpoise is known for its intelligence and charismatic appearance; it ...

The porpoise is critically endangered. Ancient Chinese poems reveal the animal’s range has dropped about 65 percent over the past 1,400 years.

Your reading habits can be more than just calming, they can be therapeutic. Here's how bibliotherapy works and how to add it ...

The University of Virginia’s Fralin Museum of Art hosts a writing contest each year called Writer’s Eye, in which local ...

For 20 years, teens from around the country have come to Washington, D.C. to compete in the national Poetry Out Loud finals.

Today, we help you pay attention to the sound and feel of this week’s poem. Play our game to see how much you’ve already ...

Mothers are special and so should be the gifts you greet them with this Mother's Day, and we have got the best lot from ...