The renowned singer Hariharan has had a prolific, genre-crossing career, but the ghazal remains his heartbeat. His recently released album, Jaan Meri, comprises five ghazals with poetry by Farhat ...

Pat Parker wrote about the negotiations required to survive in a society that rarely recognized the complexity of Black women’s lives.

A week of multi-faceted poetry events is coming to Kingston this month, with organisers promising a treat for everyone. Founder and Managing Director of JAIKU, Kacy Garvey told Observer Online that ...

For Spring/Summer 2026, Hermès Objets reveal the poetry of everyday life through timeless craftsmanship, where function, form and material converge in effortless harmony.

Co-directed by Dr Lucy English and Danny Pandolfi, Lyra – Bristol Poetry Festival is the south west’s largest dedicated poetry festival, featuring 10 days of events at leading ...

The great Nobel laureate and one of India’s finest poets, Rabindranath Tagore, travelled to Iran twice more than ninety years ...

To understand this poem, you don’t need biography. Your own personal understanding of the loss of innocence and the pain of mortality serve just as well as Thomas’s disastrous attempts at adulting.

The Writers Centre, home of the Bocas Lit Fest, hosted an extraordinary evening of poetry, performance and reflection on February 21, welcoming Jamaican-Canadian poet and current Poet Laureate of Toro ...

Dr. Casey Means, President Trump's nominee for surgeon general, has made a career from spiritual wellness philosophy. Here are her own words.

When asked to offer advice for aspiring poets, Harjo said listening is at the core of the art form. For her, poetry is about ...

The Laredo Public Art Program is accepting applications for its second contest round, inviting local artists to help shape creative projects across the city.

Lisa Simpson went through multiple versions of Snowball the cat on The Simpsons, each meeting a different fate before the name was eventually reset.