Precise observations of this humble creature provide a droll allegorical critique of style To a Snail If “compression is the first grace of style,” you have it. Contractility is a virtue as modesty is ...

Each of these poetry collections brings imagination to bear on material objects and places, on works of art, documents and ...

William Shakespeare is the bestselling poet of all time. The word 'poetry' is from the Greek term poiesis, which means 'making'. The oldest written poem is the Epic of Gilgamesh originating from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. In more ways than I can count, Shakespeare isn’t just a ...

Some books, like “The Institutionalist Approach to Public Utility Regulation,” defeat commentary; others, like “Ulysses,” invite it. “Pale Fire,” Vladimir Nabokov’s resplendent rare bird of a novel, ...

One of the most distinctive, identifiable and representative poems in Guyanese literature is “Ol Higue” by Wordsworth McAndrew. It stands out in several ways as a Guyanese poem. National literature is ...

The great poet Laxmi Prasad Devkota is my all time favourite and his famous short epic Muna Madan is the most enjoyable one for me. Muna Madan is a tragic romance in verse form about a husband who ...

Like the blast of a ship’s whistle or the click-click-clack of train wheels, travel can be insistent. The second you leave home it starts demanding that you tell its story. It tugs at your elbow. It ...