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.

Forget Hamlet, Lear or Macbeth – the Bard saved his sharpest psychological insights and finest poetry for Richard II ...

Maya Angelou, an influential visual poet, and civil rights activist, remains a cornerstone in Black history. Her work inspires courage, resilience, and to be proud of your culture. This legacy makes ...

Emily Cushion recounts stories from Plath's time at Cambridge, reflecting on the pragmatism of her university writing ...

Sassoon and Owen capture in verse the sheer frightfulness of trench warfare; they are the supreme English war poets of their ...

By treating DNA as a language, Brian Hie’s “ChatGPT for genomes” could pick up patterns that humans can’t see, accelerating ...

Urdu poetry is well renowned for its rich past, enormous beauty, and complexity in expressions. For those willing to start to ...

We are not actually here, and it is not 2024. It’s 2020, and we are in Paris," observed Nilanjana S. Roy, flipping through A ...

Over the centuries, poets have often used ancient Greece as their "muse," resulting in some of the most magnificent poems ever written.

In their new collections, Jazz Money and Elfie Shiosaki tackle pressing themes of time, respect and resistance.

Vālmīki’s epic poem “The Rāmāyaṇa” is a great work of literature and a treasure of Indian culture — but its political and ...

Fremont Art Association will be hosting former Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason at Gallery 92 West for a workshop on Feb. 16.