There’s a lot going on in the poetry community right now. My Santa Barbara Independent colleague, George Yatchisin, will ...

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Physics and poetry both distil complexity into clarity. Learn how poetic structure can shape and express scientific ideas.

Explore the powerful poetry of former New America Fellows Sarah Kay and Clint Smith, reflecting on culture and the transformative power of words.

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On World Poetry Day, actor Siddhant Chaturvedi remembered writing his first poem when he was 15. It was his own version of "Daffodils" by William Wordsworth.

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Yuki] Tanaka’s singular view, somewhat detached yet not lacking in compassion, soberly reckoning while allowing for flights ...

But should a major decline occur, he continued, "heed these lines" from Rudyard Kipling's classic poem "If," circa 1895. "If ...