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I have been a longtime admirer of the haiga which combines haiku poems, calligraphy and painting. Haiga (俳画, haikai drawing) is a style of...

When the U.N. General Assembly listens to a speaker, how much is lost in the translations? "As you know, translation is really a ...

The Angel Gabriel Appearing to Zacharias by William Blake The past two months, I have lost four people from my life. Two were old enoug...

It is National Poetry Month 2015 in America. The Academy of American Poets has many special features on its website for this month. One...

Looking through A Poet's Glossary , by poet Edward Hirsch , certainly offers many possibilities for writing prompts. Hirsch has put tog...

Edward Hirsch wrote the model poem for our August writing prompt, and he wrote the prose bestseller How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love wit...

Our February writing prompt asks you to write a poem that instructs by explaining how to do something, and also gives advice. Most of us hav...