Sometimes a song is just a song. But other times, it's poetry set to music. And that is often the case when it comes to the music written, recorded and released by artist Leonard Cohen. His lyrics are ...

The title of Paradise Episode 5 is taken from a line in Darkness, the hauntingly beautiful Lord Byron poem that bookends this ...

With the new year comes a new sense of hope. I can think of no better time to embrace the beauty of poetry, especially in ...

Symbolism and Metaphors: There is much depth in Varma' symbolism and metaphors with which he deals with such themes as ...

As part of Xpress' annual Wellness Issues, we asked six local poets to share their thoughts on the benefits of slowing down and being present in the moment.

Ready to give new voices a chance to fill the role she’s held for a decade, Minnesota Poet Laureate Joyce Sutphen is resigning. Sutphen, 71, is the state’s second poet laureate, ...

Lisken Van Pelt Dus sees things we probably never saw in quite the same way, and even as we may recognize these things in our ...

Over a career that’s now in its seventh decade, Frederick Seidel has published nearly 20 notable collections of poetry—work ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Irish poet Pádraig Ó Tuama about a new poetry anthology he edited called "44 Poems on ...

We are taking this year to be a year of hope. Whether you want to manifest something or you need to go somewhere, hope is the ...

Benjy Davies, associate dean of Belmont University's Watkins College of Art, has created four pieces inspired by Taylor Swift ...

We Taiwanese, who have long been walking our own road to democracy, must have faith in the power of civilization and enlightenment, and safeguard our shared homeland. May Taiwan be ever courageous; ...