Category: Arts
An Interview With Kaveh Akbar
Kaveh Akbar was balancing on his toes. It was the first thing I noticed about him, despite his other striking qualities—the lopsided bun that…
Franz Kafka and the Girl Who Lost Her Doll
From Motivation Station: At 40, Franz Kafka (1883-1924), who never married and had no children,…
La Guerre: A Poem By E. E. Cummings
“La guerre” is a French phrase that translates to “war” or “warfare” in English, according to Google search.
‘Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum’ and the Magic of Slow Burn
The series takes us through the unsteady domestic lives of Sharjeena and Mustafa, who navigate the difficulties of love and honour…
Leo Tolstoy and Maxim Gorky
In 1900, two of Russia’s most prominent literary figures, Leo Tolstoy and Maxim Gorky, were photographed together…
Poem of the Day: Alone
I never thought Michiko would come backafter she died. But if she did, I knewit…
Poem: Pollen of Life
Ravished by timemHe painted his visions on canvass In parks in bars and coffee houses. His poems singing out across the Streets of America.
Poem: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
by Dylan Thomas: Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked…
The Poetry of Revolution
Diane Fieldes in R: Capitalism thwarts and stunts the creativity of human beings. It robs the…
Poem: Hiding Places | by Jack Micheline
There is no escape from the angst outside but the world within; find it. — Roshi Bob
Poem: Torture | by Wisława Szymborska
Nothing has changed. The body is susceptible to pain, it must eat and breathe air and sleep, it has thin skin and blood right underneath.
Poem: Thanatopsis | by William Cullen Bryant
To him who in the love of Nature holds Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A various language; for his gayer hours…