Shel Silverstein was a master of linguistic mischief, using repetition and creative wordplay to amuse and prepare kids for reading.

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

Young poets of Kashmir, mostly in their twenties, remain largely unknown. Some are aware of the risks of antagonising ...

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 ...

We bank sneaks do it for the back- jumping buzz and for the poetry of course, iamb after iamb of ka- klink in our birdcage coffers ... He has no idea that even fake smiling spreads to her eyes and her ...

Editor's Note: This is a new feature that will run regularly in the Life section designed to highlight the many new books ...

Vernon writer, editor and singer-songwriter John Lent and writer and artist Jude Clark are celebrating their 50th anniversary ...

Peter K. Steinberg works to change the narrative around Sylvia Plath, highlighting her achievements and skill as a writer of ...

Margaret Atwood was born in 1939 in Ottawa, Ontario. She earned a BA from Victoria College, University of Toronto, and an MA from Harvard. Also the author of short story collections, children's books, ...

In this edition of Don’t Be a Stranger, staff writer Sophia Viggiano discusses the beautiful and irreplicable intricacies ...

Marcus Rashford’s ghost writer Alex Falase Koya and JT Williams, whose debut short story featured in Robin Stevens’ ‘The Very ...

Released in 2022, in the wake of Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody, the song has become an anthem for protests in Iran ...