The 2,000-line poem by Scottish physician John Armstrong was written during a time of pandemic, war, and...
Poetry
A full reading of Poe’s work. By Edgar Allan Poe (1842) The Masque of the Red Death...
These poets would affect the literary arts of cultures around the world and continue to inspire readers...
America’s first literary star, Anne Bradstreet, who was a pioneer in more ways than one. Anne came...
He was the author of the Shāhnāmeh (Epic of Kings), the national epic of the Persian-speaking world....
A disheveled poet crafted verse of exquisite order. Thanks to the popular 1994 movie Four Weddings and a Funeral, thousands...
The pervading strength and influence of Christianity becomes apparent in the abundance of religious poetry created during...
“The loneliest person who ever lived,” she once called herself. As Brazil attempts to train all eyes...
Jame’s Laughlin’s life amalgamated many seemingly dissonant strains in twentieth-century America into a coherent whole. The American...
She was known not only for her political status, but also for her textual skill – whether...