The African Poetry Renaissance marks a resurgence and global recognition for poets from the continent. This period has seen a ...

The gift of verse may carry extra cachet this Valentine’s Day, on the heels of Taylor Swift’s announcement that her next album is poetry-themed. But in carrying out my research on Renaissance ...

Hughes' poetry is not just beautiful; it's a powerful exploration of the African diaspora's cultural legacy and its shaping ...

This book looks at how Renaissance poets ended their poetic lines. It considers a range of strategies and argues that line endings are crucial to our understanding of the poems. It begins with an ...

A new exhibition opens at the Galleria Borghese in Rome today entitled Poetry and Painting in the 17th Century. Giovan ...

including poetry, drama, visual arts, pornography, and medicine. Contrary to the silence ascribed to lesbianism in the Renaissance, Traub argues that the early modern period witnessed an unprecedented ...

poetry and music that is now collectively known as the Harlem Renaissance. A photography exhibit currently… ...

The lead coffin thought to contain the remains of Joachim du Bellay The tomb of one of France’s best-loved early poets has been discovered during post-fire restoration work in Notre-Dame cathedral.