By force of her imagination and skill, Emily Dickinson could take the measure of solitude, opprobrium and even damnation.

You may or may not share Dante’s religious convictions, but perhaps you can relate to the notion that romantic love at its ...

Closely aligned to the theme of romantic love is that of desire, and across the centuries poets have written about the ...

The legendary romances of the Arab and North African world have have crafted tales of passion so deep, they continue to ...

His poetry often explores psychological and moral themes, offering deep insight into human nature. “I show you doubt, to ...

Faiz Ahmad Faiz is a poet of this family, the family of which Persian poet Nazeeri Nishapuri said, “The one who is not killed ...

Naomi Shihab Nye set the tone for her seventh visit to Santa Barbara with a quote by Rumi: “In this earth, in this soil, in ...

The life of Iraq’s most influential poet, Badr Al Sayyab, will be portrayed by seven Arab artists in London, showcasing his ...

The Country Without a Post Office (1997) in particular, is a deeply evocative and politically charged collection of poetry that grapples with the devastation in Kashmir during the 1990s insurgency, ...

March 21st is World Poetry Day, a day to celebrate the beauty and power of words. This special occasion shines a spotlight on ...

The poet says that while censorship in a dictatorship is nothing new, the same in a democracy feels like entering a new totalitarianism ...

Sharjah 24: The General Secretariat of the Sharjah Award for Arabic Poetry Criticism has selected “Cultural and Artistic Patterns in Contemporary Arabic Poetry” as the title for the fifth edition of ...