I like to read poetry on long flights. I think it’s the climbing motion of the plane against the constant roar of the engine that creates a space for words to hum and move. But poetry can connect us ...

If you're looking to get into the music of Leonard Cohen, these ten songs are the perfect place to start with his lengthy and influential discography.

And, of course, escapism is a supply-and-demand business. As the world requires more of the people in it, it also offers more ...

After a military coup, Sudanese filmmakers and their subjects had to flee Khartoum and decide whether to continue the ...

Dr Sanjeev Chopra Authors of most books published in the last two years – and I know this from reading the Prologue/Preface/Acknowledgments in books nominated for the Valley of Words Book Awards – ...

Poet Michael Longley touched souls with just a few words, funeral hears - The acclaimed Belfast poet died last month aged 85.

Famous faces have gathered as musician Linda Nolan is laid to rest today (February 1) at St Paul's Church in Blackpool before ...

Southern California is home to a wide variety of events that celebrate this important month, from creative workshops and live ...

RICHARD PURINTON This afternoon, skis carried me into A cathedral in snow. Motionless stumps, parishioners capped in white ...

Joyce Kilmer wrote the famous lines "I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree" in a home in Mahwah, where a ...

The origin of Groundhog Day in America traces to the fervent religious beliefs of German-speaking immigrants in the 1800s.

Let me begin this essay with an open confession – by “open confession” I mean my saying it loud here about writing or speaking about ...