Michael Longley is a master of his craft, known for his compact, meditative lyrics that explore themes of love, violence, ...

Part 2 of our in-depth interview with Palestinian writer Mosab Abu Toha, whose latest book of poetry is Forest of Noise.

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A world that has become "heartless" and indifferent to greed and war, and a Church in need of revitalizing its missionary joy ...

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Li Shaojun, editor of the book, said that poetry is a universal language of humanity, expressing shared human emotions. "The ...

The very name of this holiday — “the joy of the Torah,” celebrating the completion of the annual Torah cycle — connotes an ...

When, in his essay “The American Action Painters,” Harold Rosenberg described the “encounter” at the heart of the new ...

Gay rights pioneer Arnie Kantrowitz shelved dreams of publishing his novel. Three years after his death, his partner fulfils ...

Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond died of a suspected heart attack during lunch at a conference in Macedonia - where horrified witnesses desperately tried to revive him. Salmond ...

A passenger in Titwala died of a heart attack after being beaten by an auto-rickshaw driver during a dispute over a torn Rs 50 note. Police arrested the driver, Raja Bhoir, on charges of ...