Libraries, schools and cultural organizations around Massachusetts and the country celebrate April as National Poetry Month. In honor of that occasion, please enjoy the official state ...

Poet Laureate of Alameda Kimi Sugioka shares two poems titled 'Alameda in the Time of the Great Turning' and 'Pelicans of ...

In a blurry photo from my first trip to Poland at 19, me and my godmother, one of my mother’s ten siblings, are laughing together, a thousand feet into the earth, in a 13th century chapel made ...

Corey Van Landingham, a graduate of Purdue's creative writing MFA program has published three poetry collections. Her third, "Reader, I," explores the nuances of romantic relationships in conversation ...

World Poetry Day is observed annually on March 21 to pay tribute to poets. It also aims to promote the reading, writing, and teaching of poetry worldwide. Poetry is a form of art and culture.

The British sunk their claws into Hong Kong in stages. In 1842 they colonised Hong Kong island; 1860 saw the seizure of the Kowloon peninsula, and in 1898, the British took out a 99-year lease on ...

The tree-lined Omotesandod neighborhood of Tokyo—known as the Champs-Elysees of Tokyo—is a hub for luxury fashion, upscale shops, and trendy cafes. Photograph by David Guttenfelder, Nat Geo ...