The critic William Hazlitt (1778–1830), known best in his lifetime for his writing on Shakespeare, was a jack of all trades and a master of none too few, trying his deft hand at painting, philosophy, ...

Messages of hope and inspiration despite despair are carefully crafted within the world of poetry and prose, with words flying off the page and into one’s imagination. To bring the page-to-life ...

The importance of finding a few moments each week to seek gratitude and to reflect on what truly matters in life is more ...

COLUMBUS, Ind. — The Columbus Area Arts Council will have a special “Open Mic Poetry & Prose” event from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Hotel Indigo. Local poet Skye Nicholson will host the evening, ...

"If I must die, let it bring hope, let it be a tale." This rich, elegiac compilation of work from the late Palestinian poet and professor, Refaat Alareer, brings together his marvelous poetry and ...

Kostis Palamas was not only one of the top Greek poets of modern literature, but was also one of the most inspiring figures ...

Puerto Rican poet and playwright Miguel Algarín, who founded the groundbreaking Nuyorican Poets Café out of his Lower East Side apartment, and attracted an outspoken collection of artists and ...

Christopher Sheard (L) and Leah Karpel in Dear Elizabeth at Remy Bumppo Credit: Nomee Photography Through 11/17: Thu–Fri 7:30 PM, Sat 2:30 and 7:30 PM, Sun 2:30 PM; also Thu 11/7 2:30 PM (audio ...

Poets have rarely found their calling lucrative. The occasional fortunate one finds a patron to keep him—yes, “him”: almost no female poets have found patrons—in wine and cigarettes, and some, from ...

IT IS usually dangerous for anyone whose gift is one art to attempt to follow another. The pitfalls of following poetry when your gift is prose are obvious enough to ...