Langston Hughes was known as a key figure in both literary and artistic spaces during the Harlem Renaissance era.

The funeral of acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley has taken place in Belfast. Mr Longley died in hospital at the age of 85 on 22 January. The poet is survived by his wife Edna and children Rebecca ...

This National Geographic book is much more than a coffee table tome, although you could easily spend hours just poring over the photographs: black-and-white reproductions from Shackleton’s voyage, and ...

Neerasam bhaavich nee poyithenkilum... Kunje neeyithu nukarnnale ammakk sughamavu... — Lines from Mambazham by Vyloppilli Sreedhara MenonThe simple, yet powerfu ...

The new resident cat at the Poe Museum in Richmond is named for neither of these famous felines, however. (Perhaps those ...

Claude McKay, one of the most influential figures in the Harlem Renaissance, left behind a rich collection of poetry that ...

Published on this day in 1845, the work used alliteration, internal rhyme and repetition to draw in readers, lending it a ...

Michael Longley, the Irish poet whose long career included more than 40 books, died last week. He was lauded by literary, ...

Celebrate the Fanny Parnell Poetry Project in Bordentown on Feb. 1 with poetry, Irish music, open mic, and support for Old ...

The late New York Gov. Mario Cuomo had a famous dictum that politicians campaign in poetry and govern in prose. After a ...

Following Andrea Gibson and partner Megan Falley as they battle the poet's ovarian cancer diagnosis, Ryan White's documentary ...

The Princess of Wales hasn't appeared publicly in 11 days but broke her silence with an Instagram post she personally signed, ...