It is a month for celebrating poetry and we are doing so in two ways. Martha's Vineyard resident Geraldine Brooks’ novel "Horse" (Viking) earned an Honors in Fiction. Based on a true story of a record ...

It's one of those poems people reach for in times when it feels like the sky is falling. It's also generally regarded as one of the great poems of the 20th century. "September 1, 1939," as its title ...

In the hours after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, as the smoke of destruction still lingered in the very air we breathed, I was reminded of W. H. Auden's poem "September 1, 1939" and read from it on ...

NOTE: Due to the sheer volume of news coverage this week, Weekend Edition Saturday is not able to provide information about the music used in today's show at this time.

There are so many different faces of William Butler Yeats, from the young Irish pre-Raphaelite phenomenon of “Down by the Salley Gardens” to the self-aware old man of “The Circus Animals’ Desertion.” ...

In 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte’s troops entered Moscow following the Battle of Borodino to find the Russian city largely abandoned and parts set ablaze. In 1836, former Vice President Aaron Burr died in ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Barcelona, Spain's Los Escultores del Aire dance theater company will ...