Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” by Adrienne Rich, is a blazing portrait of an artist and her work. Our critic A.O. Scott admires its ...

The poem reads, in part, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore.” ...

As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems as well. I often hear from peers and students that ...

Poet, translator, and essayist Bänoo Zan has been named the recipient of the 2025 Freedom to Read Award. Zan says she was “thrilled” to be named the recipient of this year’s Freedom to Read Award, and ...

In Iran, especially when a prominent poet writes a protest poem, it goes viral. Everybody reads it. It's a call to action." Zan was nominated for the Freedom to Read Award by another Canadian ...

Join us for the launch of Freedom in the World 2025: The Uphill Battle to Safeguard Rights, Freedom House's flagship report, which has been tracking global trends in political rights and civil ...

The political system in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is paralyzed due the manipulation of the electoral process by political elites, and is heavily influenced by a long-running conflict ...

Here’s our Top 10 from this year's Berlin International Film Festival - keep an eye out for these gems coming to a cinema near you soon.

Curro Durbanville’s sporting war cry has racked up over 35 million views in only two days, and has even caught the attention of Hollywood actress Jennifer Garner. Three days ago, a mom from ...

Instead of defaulting to the notifications on my phone, poetry has inspired me to begin the day in a different way. By Charley Locke Most mornings, as soon as I wake up, I feel the pull of my phone.