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Medieval literature reveals origins and complexities of Valentine's Day traditions
Valentine's Day, traditionally linked with love and romance, has roots that trace back to the Middle Ages. Originally a feast ...
Berkshire Eagle1d
Why ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ sparks debate — and what its author, who lived in Great Barrington, really intended
The performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by Ledisi and a chorus of New Orleans students stirred audiences. It also ...
The New Yorker2d
Lost and Found: A Newly Discovered Poem by Robert Frost
Nothing New,” which the American poet wrote in 1918, is published for the first time in The New Yorker’s Anniversary Issue.
The New Yorker2d
The Uneven Cross-Cultural Comedy of “Paddington in Peru” and “Universal Language”
Cinematic nods abound in two tales of homecoming, one starring Paddington Bear and the other set somewhere between Canada and ...
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Poet Michael Longley touched souls with just a few words, funeral hears
Longley won a number of awards, including the TS Eliot Prize, the Feltrinelli International Prize and the Whitbread Poetry ...
The Financial Times25d
When poetry heralds a new presidential era
All of us as vital as the one light we move through.” Amanda Gorman was just 22 when her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb”, read for Joe Biden’s presidency in 2021, made her a breakout ...
The New York Times26d
The Desperate Housewife Whose Face Launched a Thousand Ships
By Karl Kirchwey Karl Kirchwey’s eighth book of poems, “Good Apothecary,” will be published this year. He teaches in the M.F.A. program in creative writing at Boston University, where he ...
The New York Times27d
Masters of Allusion: The Art of Poetic Reference
Our columnist approves. By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” Her On Poetry ...