Through 'Feng Shui Poetry in the Parks,' launched by West Hollywood's poet laureate and nurtured by a local English teacher, Boyle Heights students visit nature throughout the city to write poetry.

Pooh against Hughes and Hemingway. The 1926 event will be hosted by the Associates of the Boston Public Library as a hybrid ...

Iris Murdoch, the formidable Irish and British novelist and philosopher, died in 1999. Since then, the Murdoch industry has churned. We’ve had three memoirs about her from her husband, John Bayley ...

He crossed paths with William Burroughs, Terry Gilliam and Spitting Image while whipping up almighty grooves with his band Blurt. Now 82, he’s back on tour – and bracing for a warts-and-all documentar ...

The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, digital media, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and ...

The book, described online as "comical poetry," meant to "strip the pretentiousness of poetry in a funny and enlightening way," is filled with sexual innuendoes, foul language and references to drugs, ...

Ribollita from 'A Bowl of Goodness: Nourishing Poems with a Side of Soup' by Major Jackson Credit: Melissa Pasanen © Seven Days Earlier this year, the New York Times ...

From daring contemporary collections to the long-awaited definitive edition from one of the major poets of the 20th century, this is our pick of the best poetry books of the year. Whether you’re a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. With apologies to T. S. Eliot, December might be the cruelest month — at least for publishing. As imprints focus ...

Olivia Nuzzi’s tell-all book is finally here — and it paints a picture of obsessive love, drugs and bad poetry from the “worm”-filled brain of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is only called “The Politician ...

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is one of Nigeria’s most powerful literary voices, known for her bold storytelling and honest take on life’s chaos. From poetry to novels and essays, her work spans ...