It is not often that the name of Enid Blyton, the bestselling children’s author, is mentioned in the same breath or the same sentence as literary giants, such as Homer, Virgil or Dante. The reason for ...

April is National Poetry Month, so to honor the words and songs of famous poets, the Wednesday List is all about poetry. Scattered across the Smithsonian museums, here are a few of the most ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – National Poetry Day, observed each year in October, serves as a reminder of poetry’s enduring power to stir emotions, spark imagination, and capture human experience in just a ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Irish author Anne Enright about her novel, "The Wren, The Wren." It's about a mother and daughter and how their lives are marked by the family patriarch, an Irish poet.

For many Indian readers, Homer may be a half-remembered name from school history or a chapter on Greek civilisation. But here's the strange part. The poet who supposedly gave the world The Iliad and ...