William Cowper’s The Task, written in 1785, echoes today’s anxieties with eerie precision — war, oppression, the weight of the world. Can poetry offer solace in chaotic times? A journey through memory ...

A five-day pro-Palestine encampment at Bowdoin College in Brunswick concluded when student organizers reached an "understanding" with the administration. Bowdoin Students for Justice in Palestine didn ...

Maya Angelou’s books are more than autobiographies—they are living histories that connect past struggles to present realities ...

In the fast-paced world of today, humans are making nearly thousands of decisions in a single day, leaving little room for ...

Creative Alliance is celebrating Black History Month with a new show honoring the life and legacy of a legendary tap dancer ...

For the audience sitting in the Michigan Theatre, singing, clapping and supporting their loved ones, Arab Xpressions is a two ...

In a 1930 letter, Robert Frost stated his priorities as memorably — which, for Frost, meant as mischievously — as possible: ...

Nevertheless, for this poem, and for the first time in his career, Frost got paid—$15, by the editor of a New York weekly ...

When Alabama native Erin Crosby Eckstine decided to write a book, she wanted to create a persona she rarely sees depicted in literature — a “well-rounded and human portrayal of an enslaved character.” ...

Artists such as Camille A. Brown have received critical acclaim for their choreopoems exploring cultural identity, gender ...

The 50-acre site on the banks of the River Cam between Cambridge and Grantchester - where cows graze as punts meander on the ...