M. Gessen is an Opinion columnist for The Times. They won a George Polk Award for opinion writing in 2024. They are the ...

The Minister of Youth and Arts, Jean Nepo Abdallah Utumatwishima, has called on young people to avoid distorting Kinyarwanda, stressing that misusing the language is not a sign of intelligence. He ...

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts may have a better right than any other state to call itself “the poetry state.” Celebrated poets from Emily Dickinson and Ralph Waldo Emerson to Elizabeth Bishop and ...

However, relatively little attention has been paid to another key aspect that affects replicability: language. Across fields, language plays a central role in all steps of the research cycle and ...

The interview with the translator of 'Firelets' highlights the challenges and motivations behind translating Bharati's poems.

She's reviving the Black Arts Movement’s tradition of pairing poetry with live music—and drawing Gen Z off their phones and ...

Glyn Maxwell's "Stargazing" embodies the essence of human love. Not flashy, boasting or indulgent, but simple, beautiful and ...

A Californian Visual Language” at UCSB’s Art, Design & Architecture Museum explores how artists use text to challenge ...

Kulkarni hopes county officials will do the same, especially in addressing the language barriers she believes exist in the county’s emergency response plans. “Language is a critical component ...

An aerial view of the Eaton fire on East Palm Street in Altadena on Feb. 4. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) ...

A form of sung poetry, aita has long explored themes of ... adapting the music and lyrics to reflect their language and region. The art form has inspired contemporary acts like the electro-infused ...