TOKYO: The annual Imperial ceremony of Utakai Hajime, or the New Year’s Poetry Reading, was held at the Imperial Palace in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday morning (Jan 14). The theme for the tanka ...

Poet and author Rita R. Melissano, of Rock Island, will have a reading and book-signing at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Rock ...

Prof. Radhavallabh Tripathi, Sanskrit scholar and ex-Vice Chancellor of the premier Central Sanskrit University in Delhi, ...

In a very divisive, violent world, we could all use more peace, love and understanding, and Rock Island’s Rita Melissano is ...

“I tilt the bottle/ wanting to trap/ the sparkling fireworks/ inside the glass marble of/ my 'ramune' soda.” Minami Towada, a junior high school first-year student, composed this tanka, beautifully ...

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and other members of the imperial family held their annual poetry event where they presented poems composed based on this year's theme of "mei" (bright) on Jan. 14.

From an almost whimsical beginning, these verses on wishing to overcome mortality grow lyrical and deeply moving Dream-Pedlary i. If there were dreams to sell. What would you buy? Some cost a passing ...

Old Indian poems and folk songs are revealing a surprising truth about the land. Scientists found that descriptions of thorny trees and open grasslands in texts written as far back as the 1200s ...

Presented by Spokane Public Radio, Poetry Moment is a program that showcases myriad poems as read by poets and poetry lovers from across the Inland Northwest — and occasionally beyond.Poetry Moment ...

Theresa Hak Kyung Cha’s poetry, performance and films inspired generations of artists. Never forgotten after her murder, a new exhibition sheds light on her legacy.

A public theater project at the Rep presents Homer’s epic poem seattle repertory theatre has produced collaborations with everyone from Lily Tomlin to David Byrne. This month, the theater moves into ...

Founded in 1997, The Boutelle-Day Poetry Center at Smith College has a core mission to bring poets of national and international stature to campus to inspire students and the Smith community. All ...