Orlando Reade’s fascinating history of John Milton’s epic shows that Paradise Lost may still be a poem for our times, writes ...

Poetry isn't a medium typically associated with towering beasts. Lyric poems tend to be short, tender and concerned with ...

A new translation of "The Iliad" pairs well with Ukranian war poetry and a documentary on its suffering people.

New details from Grendel writer/director Robert D. Krzykowski reveal a fascinating new take on the classic monster, as ...

How a stay in Warsaw and a father’s funeral became the source of a poem the famous Russian poet wrote for his entire life, in ...

Musicians have long taken inspiration from poetry for their work; here are four rock songs that pull from well-known poems.

Door County poets laureate Ethel Mortenson Davis and Thomas Davis will read their poetry for the Dickinson Poetry Series on ...

With a starry cast including Jeff Bridges, Bryan Cranston and Dave Bautista, writer-director Robert D. Krzykowski is counting ...

Continuing an annual tradition, Colgate University’s English and creative writing department and medieval and renaissance studies program hosted its eighth Milton-a-thon Sunday, Nov. 3. Beginning at ...

The Embassy of India in China organized a symposium on "Ramayana - A Timeless Guide" in Beijing on November 2, inviting scholars, officials, and artists to reflect on Ramayana, its influence and ...

The poet who was inspired to create masterpieces like the unparalleled *Axion Esti*, drawing on his experiences in Albania in ...

Scorsese's 1997 religious historical epic has always been nearly impossible to track down ... with acclaimed cinematographer ...