Snippets of poetry have provided writer Irene Latham enough wisdom to fill a book. She shares several in this week's column.

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In the dynamic field of cultural initiatives, one program stands out for its creative approach to sustainable cultural and ...

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Thirukkural translation project breaks new ground in Dravidian languages, enriching literary heritage and promoting cultural ...

From ancient poetry to vibrant mosque tiles, Iran’s art reflects a unique tension between preserving tradition and embracing ...

Today, American schools boast proficiency levels in the 30 percentiles, meaning most students can’t read at grade level (but ...

On the 85th anniversary of Joseph Brodsky's birth, we revisit the exiled Nobel laureate who never stopped writing in Russian ...

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F or Jeremy Bentham, a philosopher, poetry was simply writing that “fails” to reach the end of the line. For W.H. Auden, a ...

Part marriage plot, part novel about novels, “Northanger Abbey” is Austen’s strangest—and perhaps most underappreciated—work.