Two new books of Jewish poetry form a bridge to the aftermath of the 1903 Kishinev pogrom — and also speak to us today.
With “Context Collapse,” Ryan Ruby aims to explain poetry’s origins and its waves of innovation all the way to the present. By Daisy Fried Daisy Fried’s most recent book is “The Year the City Emptied, ...
Poetry in Iran is not just documentation of history but an influential component of Iranian culture. Photo by Pixabay from Pexels. In ancient history, the words of a prophet were highly valued in ...
The Partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 is rarely spoken about in American history classes, much less in poetry books. The forced migration of 14 million people—Muslims to Pakistan, Hindus to ...
The opening poem of this year’s Magic City Poetry Festival paid reverence to Birmingham’s history. The month-long celebration of the literary art commenced Saturday morning with Alabama poet laureate ...
Hundreds of millions of poetic words have been written throughout history. Navigate your way into this beautiful art form with this list of the most famous poems ever written. What jumps into your ...
Two Birmingham arts organizations are pairing with the National Park Service to host an afternoon of poetry readings along the Birmingham Civil Rights Trail. This weekend, St. Paul United Methodist ...