God works in mysterious ways — or, at least, Donald Trump's God does. The mysterious ways statement, coined by an 18th century poet named William Cowper, was aimed at explaining why God's methods ...

A look into the history of John Newton, the slaver turned priest who wrote the hymn that would later become known as 'Amazing Grace'.

William Cowper wrote a poem to publicise the cause, called 'The Negro's Complaint'. The Zong court case shocked many people. In 1781, 132 enslaved people were killed by being thrown overboard in ...

A survey of the Polish poet’s work in the late 1940s and early 1950s highlights Miłosz’s attempt to grapple with the ...

By force of her imagination and skill, Emily Dickinson could take the measure of solitude, opprobrium and even damnation.

The 20th-century poet William Carlos Willams wrote in his poem “Asphodel, That Greeny Flower:" “It is difficult/to get the ...

Contra Costa County Poetry Out Loud champion Olivia Buhlman will next compete in the state finals in Sacramento.

He was the poet laureate this city never knew it had. We just never realized it because his iconic drawl so seamlessly blended into the background here: whether it was hearing him give the weather ...

Poets have long been drawn to ballet, and not surprisingly, they write about their favorite dancers and ballet companies.

Renowned poet and Los Angeles native Amanda Gorman has penned a heartfelt tribute to first responders battling the wildfires and helping those in need. In "Smoldering Dawn," she expresses her ...

Tributes have been paid to the acclaimed Belfast-born poet Michael Longley, who has died at the age of 85. The President of Ireland Michael D Higgins said he regarded him "as a peerless poet" and ...