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 shortlist for the first New Irish Writing’s annual awards in five years has been revealed. This year’s winners — one for best short story, one for best poetry — will be chosen by John Boyne and ...
Nâzim Hikmet was born on January 15, 1902, in Salonika, Ottoman Empire (now Thessaloníki, Greece), where his father served in the Foreign Service. He was exposed to poetry at an early age through his ...
And hid his face amid a crowd of stars. William Butler Yeats, widely considered one of the greatest poets of the English language, received the 1923 Nobel Prize for Literature. His work was greatly ...
Li Shaojun, editor of the book, said that poetry is a universal language of humanity, expressing shared human emotions. "The BRICS countries all have rich history, and through the universal language ...