Poetry gives voice to those who find it hard to concoct emotional speeches. As readers, we also feel attached to those ...

Rules of Love’ weaves the poetic mysticism of Rumi and Shams with the modern-day complexities of forbidden romance, brought to life through a spellbinding performance at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy ...

Syria's new government is under fire after it announced changes to the school curriculum, removing all references to ousted ...

Syria’s new leaders have been criticised after they announced plans to remove poetry about women and love from schools under ...

The FBI says it recovered the stark black flag of the Islamic State extremist group from the truck that an American man from ...

As Louisiana Poet Laureate, Alison Pelegrin, writer in residence at Southeastern Louisiana University, is Louisiana’s acting ...

A Bahai poet and writer is set to be returned to prison in Iran after undergoing open-heart surgery, raising fears about her ...

“And I love a good story ... “It brings me to tears,” she said. The poem, written during the American Civil War, contrasts the joyful sound of Christmas bells with the sorrow of ...

Mort's collection "Music for the Dead and Resurrected" won the 2021 International Griffin Poetry Prize and the 2022 UNT Rilke Prize. Her other honors include a 2021 Rome Prize in literature and ...