“Narrating the Saints: Paulinus of Nola and the Beginning of Verse Hagiography.” Michael Roberts, Robert Rich Professor Emeritus Wesleyan University “Prof. Roberts will explore the Natalicia (Birthday ...

On Jan. 17 William Stafford would have been 96 years old. His son, Kim, celebrated by attending a Stafford birthday event and leading a writing workshop. Kim Stafford started by using Garrison Keillor ...

If you’ve watched Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and wiped a tear from the corner of your eyes while listening to those poignant poetry, thanks Javed Akhtar for giving you that moment. The poems have been ...

Poet Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday is Friday, May 31, and there are several ways that locals might choose to celebrate. Of course, they can pull a volume of Whitman off the shelf and turn to a poem ...

OpenRoad Poetry has put together an afternoon of poetic, lyrical, acoustic, and mixed genre performances for Rescue Poetix Birthday Poetry Showcase and Open Mic Fundraiser at The Box Cafe in Jersey ...

Everyone has a birthday which they meet with varying levels of joy and ambivalence each year. Birthday Poems, edited by Jason Shinder (Tales from the Couch: Writers on Therapy), underscores this fact ...