Chrysanthemums and wine are featured often in his poetry, which was judged as too simple in his own era and wasn’t appreciated until centuries after his death. Afar o’er life’s turrets and ...

In honour of Mahmoud Darwish’s 84th birthday, we examine how the Palestinian wordsmith continues to inspire creativity in the ...

Finding the treasure required hunters to decipher clues connected to a 24-line poem, written by Fenn and included in his memoir. Related: Man Who Found Forrest Fenn's Treasure Comes Forward as He ...

But there's a problem: "pius" Aeneas, as he's called in the poem (meaning dutiful and, for lack of a better term, job-oriented), has his eyes on his mission to found a new city for his people ...

More than 1,000 people have died after two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted president Bashar Assad. The clashes mark a major escalation in the challenge for ...

Brain activity may indicate that after death, our souls depart from our bodies. New studies on brain activity during the dying process suggest that the brain may remain active even after clinical ...

Even in her practice as a death doula, she can't take away a grieving family's pain. She can't bring back what's gone. However, under the right circumstances, Gikonyo can make it somewhat beautiful.

Diehard players of "The Last of Us" video game have been anticipating a certain plot turn ever since news hit that the action-adventure game was getting the HBO series treatment: the death of one ...

Then, when it was screened on TV in 1987, a national furore erupted. "FOUR LETTER TV POEM FURY" thundered the front page of one British newspaper, condemning the "cascade of expletives".

The Pasadena Police Department is actively investigating the death of Payas Deo alongside the Houston Police Department, according to a press release. Deo's body was recovered on March 1 near ...

Announcing the Eighth Annual Fighting Words Poetry Contest! How can poetry be an effective response to current events and the issues impacting our communities? How can journalism and poetry help us ...