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Writing does not take us away from the difficult and the painful. If we write with courage and with integrity, it can take us ...

With new translations from the long-extinct Hittite language, UChicago Ph.D. student Naomi Harris brought verses from clay ...

Were you conditioned by academia to think that love poems, short poems, funeral poems and other forms of poetry are stuffy, profound waxings on the natural world and the human condition? Think again.

The entire tech world is debating the consequences of artificial intelligence and the part AI is going to play in shaping our future. While we might think that artificial intelligence is at least a ...

Poetry is used all around the world as an important way to express how people are feeling and it is a great way of storytelling. National Poetry Day 2024 is celebrated on Thursday 3 October and is a ...

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Maya Angelou’s legacy goes beyond the body of work she shared with the world during her lifetime. Her legacy as one of the greatest writers of all time also embodies the ability she had to hold on to ...

From ancient Greek soapbox soliloquies to viral TikTok videos of poetry slams, spoken word has always charged language with kinetic immediacy. Encompassing a unique blend of honesty and an engaging ...

In addition to being one of the most fun words to say—and hardest to spell—in English, “onomatopoeia” probably calls to mind a whole bunch of silly, fun words. Onomatopoeia is the process of creating ...