In his quest for perfection, Mari Selvaraj is part of a triumvirate of film directors making Dalit-themed films who have ...

Birds are widely regarded as symbols of freedom and eternity due to their ability to soar into the skies. Their symbolism exists all over the world as part of different cultures, religions, and ...

Poet and author Charles Ghigna shares the story of a poem he wrote after waking up to his infant son's babbling over a nursery monitor.

Physics and poetry both distil complexity into clarity. Learn how poetic structure can shape and express scientific ideas.

Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” by Adrienne Rich, is a blazing portrait of an artist and her work. Our critic A.O. Scott admires its ...

From social media to AI, new technologies have changed the way that we produce and consume poetry. For World Poetry Day, we ...

March 10, 2025 • Ciara Totton reads a poem by Diane Seuss ...

Common, yes. But there’s one problem: the water analogy is not the biblical picture of God. Before moving on I should note that providing a full theological explanation of Trinitarian doctrine is well ...

For many, the fact that the success of a song lyric tends to hinge upon on its accompanying music, the voices that sing it, and the performance itself means that it cannot be considered poetry.