Legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen died at age 82 on Monday, just when we needed his lyrics most.*Fortunately, we still have those lyrics and, thanks to a new video from Blank on ...

Samuel Johnson quipped that even the admirers of John Milton’s epic never wished it “longer than it is.” But “Paradise Lost” reshaped English literature.

That’s why you have to achieve your very, very best at any particular moment, because the book you write will, like the friend in the poem, be there forever. That’s why I push my students hard.

The greatest epic poem in the English language, John Milton’s Paradise Lost, has divided critics – but its influence on English literature is second only to Shakespeare’s.

Poet Rupi Kaur is known for blank verse poetry. So far, she has been named on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list and has won several awards, including the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Poetry. Her book ...

A poem can lift the spirits and nourish the soul. This week, let’s all learn one together! Meet your poem Rhythm and rhyme Made in N.Y.C. Greet the day Keep your poem By A.O. Scott and Aliza ...

It is not often that a poem functions as a major plot point on a TV show. But on the most recent episode of The Sopranos, a morbid A.J. Soprano—suffering from depression after a breakup—is ...