Some of the oldest poems are about war. Verses about warfare were carved onto Sumerian tablets that are more than four millennia old. Japanese samurai also wrote poetry about battles, as did Walt ...

Born in a small village Abri, nearly 20 kilometres from Larkana, Amjad moved to Larkana in 2017 and then to Karachi in 2023.

Lahore Literary Festival in New York 2025: Soaring Stanzas: New Pakistan Youth Poets Fatima Ahmad, Mashallah Saif, and Aiman ...

In a world often silent on Gaza's struggles, Mosab Abu Toha's Pulitzer-winning essays speak volumes. His reflections offer a ...

The city of Bremerton has appointed Sarah Steinke as its new Poet Laureate.

Spoken-word poets in Cameroon are using their art form to help communities cope with traumas left by the ongoing civil war.

Poetry is popping up in the Sharswood section of North Philadelphia. You can’t miss it. It’s right at your footsteps. The poem is one of 18 resident-written verses that are being permanently etched ...

It is a time when the flowers begin to bloom and kittens are born. Below are some of my favorite poems about spring and joy and the innocence and beauty of childhood. “Spring” by William Blake ...

Sixteen students from four Columbus schools will present their poetry at the Riffe Center’s Davidson Theatre on May 3. The event, “Schooled on Poetry,” will also feature readings by local ...

But why doesn’t truth bring us together? What if we can find truth, and unity, in music? Or art? Or even… poetry? April is National Poetry Month, so Mary Elizabeth Himes is the right person to hear ...

Urdu ranks fourth, following Pashto (16%) and Saraiki (14%). Yet, the country’s legal system ... who is believed to have composed poetry in Punjabi using the Persian script. His work laid the ...

Aleena is a 29-year-old poet from Kerala, is well-known for her collection of poems in Malayalam called Silk Route. The book won her the 2021 Kerala State Sahitya Akademi Kanakashree Award.