Kris Kristofferson’s plain-spoken poetry drew hundreds of artists, including Janis Joplin, Johnny Cash, and The Grateful Dead ...

You might be surprised to learn that many words have origins from ancient Greek and Roman mythological creatures. Here are 12 examples.

This subject offers an introduction to the various types of poetry encompassed by the term ‘Greek lyric poetry’ as well as their historical and social contexts. It also acquaints students with the ...

For centuries, the Iliad and Odyssey were more than literature to the Greeks: they were formative texts, the stories through which young minds learned what it meant to be human, to be heroic, to be ...

In a preface to the collection Contemporary Catholic Poetry: An Anthology, the editors April Lindner and Ryan Wilson discuss their criteria for measuring, more or less, what kind of Catholic a poet ...

For much of the past decade, the most imitated new American poets were slippery, digressive, polyvocalic, creators of overlapping, colorful fragments. Their poems were avowedly personal, although they ...

When you imagine a lyric video maker, you’re likely to think of music—the boom of the bass in a pop song or the silky flow of rap music. However, what if we crossed that line? What if lyric-like ...

Alex Hubbard is formerly affiliated with the Labour Party, and Aber Food Surplus, a community hub. People are becoming more divided and ill informed. In January 2024, a report by the World Economic ...

On a recent Friday afternoon, I joined Joe Hoover, S.J., our poetry editor, and James Davis May, the winner of last year’s contest, in a spirited debate to choose the winning poem for the 2025 Foley ...

Atlanta is home to some of the most accomplished and celebrated poets in the country. In the past few years, the city’s poets have showered us with an embarrassment of riches. To celebrate National ...

Let's dip into the lyric book to rifle through some of the greatest quotes in music. When song lyrics are done properly, they can be like beautiful poetry. Here are some of our favourite examples.

Discusses Greek lyric poetry, focusing on its emotional depth and the techniques used by poets like Cicus and Sappho to convey complex feelings through word harmony, rhythm, and vivid imagery. It ...