Peace at all costs” … In my father’s mantra, I find peace. In all languages, peace is peace Shanti, Paz, Pace, Shalom, Paix.” ...

Award-winning Utah-based country singer-songwriter Brenn Hill will join cowboy poet Darrell Holden and fellow singer-songwriter Kaden Miner for a night of Cowboy Christmas: Country Music and Poetry.

The poet, author, educator and public speaker Nikki Giovanni has died at 81. She went from borrowing money to release her ...

I never had a Black teacher in school. My Dad was my first Black teacher. Nikki Giovanni was my second. Her poetry opened ...

Amid the developments surrounding Atul Subhash's suicide case, a poem written by him is now doing rounds on social media.

Can you spot the Easter eggs and figure out which song inspired each poem? Which song inspired this poem? Agodon follows ...

Kwame Alexander, Marita Golden and other authors mourn the death of revered poet and civil rights champion Nikki Giovanni.

WWB staff members on their favorite translated books of the year and the 2025 titles they're most excited about.

The following short story by Yukio Mishima (1925–1970), newly translated by John Nathan, was first published in the June 1965 ...

It’s official: Thanksgiving is the Friends holiday. The infamous series has cemented itself as a staple of Thanksgiving since its heyday in the ‘90s and early 2000s. The cast (Jennifer Aniston ...

Thanksgiving is the perfect holiday for poetry. Thanksgiving is America’s harvest festival — a time to acknowledge the help of family and friends, and a reminder of what a gift it is to be alive.

While the Sinterklaasgedicht is normally a tradition for children, adults often join in the fun. It’s not uncommon to do a poem exchange in a sports club, association, class at university, or group of ...