Donald Niedekker’s “Strange and Perfect Account From the Permafrost” offers an ambitious view of human history and is full of ...

Joke book created in memory of hockey player who died from meningitis - Big Eddie’s Joke Book is a tribute to Eddie Rosen, ...

The 1975’s Matty Healy has claimed to be his generation’s “best songwriter” during his band’s Glastonbury Festival headline ...

Michael Madsen, an actor known for his numerous award nominations, passed away on July 3, 2025, at his home in Malibu. Madsen ...

Here's how to help the poemless: go to the poetry shelves in the children’s section of your local library. Grab a book by ...

Wales' national poet Gwyneth Lewis has reacted to rugby misery by attacking the game's hierarchy in verse. A year ago, she celebrated the Grand Slam in rhyme, but in a season when Wales have lost both ...

Using metaphors — saying one thing is like another — is a way of finding unexpected connections in the world, poet Allan Wolf writes.

Part joke, part poetry, funny roses-are-red poems are classics for a reason: They’re a humorous twist on sometimes saccharine love poems and make for some of the best short poems for boyfriends ...

Worcester, to steal a joke I’ve from poet Alex Charalambides, has more poetry readings than it does Starbucks. Over the years, I’ve been blessed to see some of my favorite poetry readings in ...

Monday, November 18 at 5:15 PM CLAIRE SMALL 104. with Dr. Xiao Rao (University of California, Irvine) Dr. Rao’s talk explores the place of humor in Middle Period Chinese literary criticism, focusing ...

Drake's poetic venture "Titles Ruin Everything" faces critique from awarded poets. COMPLEXCON | OCTOBER 25-26 ... If that isn’t a dad joke, I don’t know what is. It’s silly!