A mum wrote an hilarious poem in memory of her son's hamster. Julian Junior, 20, lost Bonnet, his pet of two-and-a-half years ...

Paul Engle noted that “poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power.” As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and ...

The indie-pop singer-songwriter makes her literary debut with ‘Eat the World,’ an insightful and introspective collection ...

If you want to sell newspapers, a great man (me) once said, you'll NEVER mention the word poetry. I think our Managing Editor Rachel Townsend (much greater than me) would agree, but she gives me ...

Shortly after he was found, Julian's boyfriend Aaron Hayes, 18, requested a poem as part of an obituary and Julian's mum Beverley Griffiths, 59, immediately obliged. In just 25 minutes, Beverley ...

The UVa lecturer will read from "Love & Sambal" at 7 p.m. Friday at New Dominion Bookshop in downtown Charlottesville.

Nikki Giovanni, MC Lyte, Rakim, and others came together on Saturday to show how vital lyricism is to uplifting minorities ...

With the first volume of a new series and an instructional book on magic, the “Watchmen” author wants an imaginary revolution ...

Berrying: a tribute to Jack Wonner After the Korean war, Jack worked as a machinist in a paper mill for thirty years. Day in ...

The singer-songwriter's first poetry collection drops October 29—and Cosmo has a first look with an excerpt.

We have yet had no genius in America, with tyrannous eye, which knew the value of our incomparable materials, and saw, in the ...

Whether they’re fondling over a gravestone or canoodling in a bathtub, the figurines are hot Halloween collectibles.