Ceasefire,” his most famous poem, invoked the “Iliad” in exploring his country’s sectarian strife. But his work wasn’t ...

Closely aligned to the theme of romantic love is that of desire, and across the centuries poets have written about the ...

Elliott Smith left us way too soon, but he also left behind a treasure trove of music. No one could sink his teeth into a sad song in quite the same way, thanks to his way with a melody and his unique ...

Nothing New,” which the American poet wrote in 1918, is published for the first time in The New Yorker’s Anniversary Issue.

On the south side of the river / inside a mossy grove / they say there lives a boy / with pockets full of gold… So begins a ...

Paul Laurence Dunbar was only 33 years old when he died in 1906. In his short yet prolific life, Dunbar used folk dialect to ...

The Bird Calls' new album extends into whimsical territory, greeting you warmly with a tapestry of lustrous synths, shimmery electric riffs and softly shuffling drums.

The words of these Black poets cut to the core of the human experience and the realities of being Black in America ...