The Queer Author Who Spoke the Plain Truth
Dorothy Allison, the Bastard Out of Carolina author who died last week, modeled the power of honesty in her writing and her ...
Painter Frank Auerbach, who fled the Nazis and became a major artist, dies at 93
Frank Auerbach, who fled Nazi Germany for Britain as a child and became one of the major artists of the 20th century, has died aged 93.
Michigan soldier’s daughter finally took a long look at his 250 WWII letters
In letters to his wife, a World War II veteran from Michigan shared love, fear and hope. Their daughter has preserved 250 ...
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19 Black Poets Whose Work Will Move and Inspire You
There are many types of poetry in the world, from love poems that will make you swoon to ... Trust us: You will be thinking about their words long after you finish reading their poetry. And just like ...
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The Soldier Poets Who Knew About War
Michael Korda writes a beautiful book in remembrance of the World War I poets whose work he loved. We hope you’re enjoying ...
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Hamtramck soldier’s daughter finally took a long look at his 250 WWII letters
Monday marks the 80th Veterans Day since the end of World War II. That was the World War after the Great War, also known as the War to End All Wars. Nothing much has changed around the planet since ...
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Flowers bring back the past at time of remembrance
May these plants and their histories be reminders to pay attention to current situations, near and far, and to be wary of ...
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This Veterans Day, war poetry reminds us of the cost of conflict
A new translation of "The Iliad" pairs well with Ukranian war poetry and a documentary on its suffering people.
Compassion amid chaos − how one of America’s greatest poets became a lifeline for wounded soldiers
Walt Whitman is considered one of the greatest poets in American history. Born the second of nine children in straitened circumstances in New York in 1819, he left school at age 11 to help support his ...
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Eighty years without Hannah
While Hannah Szenes is undoubtedly a hero, celebrated for her poetry and her bravery as a paratrooper, she was also a young girl, excited by the work that kibbutz life demanded, interested in her ...
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In striking art film, contemporary poets respond to the horrors of the Holocaust
Screening in New York and Los Angeles, genre-defying film about how poetic language can heal trauma points to how Israelis ...
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Silence Was My Father’s Fortress. I Shared It for a Time Until Poetry Set Me Free.
When I came back from Iraq, I carried with me the images of landscapes littered with ruined bodies. To deal with the stew of ...