While he worked as a clerk in Alexandria, Egypt, Cavafy published verses intended for a small circle of admirers. Global fame ...

Writer Nancy Bo Flood encourages budding writers as well as old hands to follow John Lennon's advice and "Imagine" what could be.

Schuyler once told a friend that “life had been after him with a sledgehammer.” But the poet’s work was sharp and humane, a ...

Despite her solitude, Emily Dickinson tended deep bonds with others by writing hundreds of letters. There are lessons in that ...

In the first two chapters, Jacobs briefly describes the life and times of Milton and provides an overview of his most famous poem.

In this episode of our Mexico van life journey from Ensenada to San Felipe, we had a day full of surprises. Military stops? Surprisingly smooth and even kind of great. But our much-anticipated ...

This week’s guest on "Poetry from Daily Life" is Kate Coombs, who lives in Bountiful, Utah. Kate began writing when she was 7 or 8 years old and was first published in 2006. She confides that ...

The Bayeux Tapestry, a legendary medieval artwork depicting the 1066 Norman Conquest, is set to be displayed in the U.K. for the first time in nearly 1,000 years.

Michelangelo, one of the most celebrated figures of the Renaissance, pioneered a life of artistry and innovation. More than 500 years after his birth, the artist’s legacy endures through his ...

By Chris Boardman It’s difficult to imagine life without an addiction. That may sound dramatic to some, but for me, it’s reality. The normal reaction when I tell people is usually something ...

This New Orleans poet crafts instant love letters poems for people on her typewriter.

Joey was born with posteromedial tibial bowing, a condition doctors told them happens in one in every 40,000 kids.